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freeze-ups

freeze-ups is the plural of freeze-up.

Meaning of freeze-up

Noun

freeze-up (plural freeze-ups)

  1. The blocking of pipes due to freezing.
  2. A period of extremely cold, freezing weather.
    • The heaters, the S.R. now says, will "help tremendously" if there is severe snow and ice—a welcome change of tune from last winter, when the Region was countering criticism of its operation during the January freeze-up with a bland defence of existing precautions [...].1962 December, “Talking of Trains: Point heaters on the S.R.”, in Modern Railways, page 371
  3. The start of the time when surface waters are frozen over.

Questions about freeze-ups

What is freeze-ups the plural of?
Freeze-ups is the plural of freeze-up.

Words near freeze-ups in the dictionary

  1. freeze-framing
  2. freeze-out
  3. freeze-outs
  4. freeze-thaw
  5. freeze-up
  6. freeze-ups
  7. freezed
  8. freezeframe
  9. freezeframed
  10. freezeframes
  11. freezeframing

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