ices up
Gets dangerously slick
When something ices up, it becomes covered or clogged with ice, typically causing it to malfunction or become unusable.
The phrase most often describes mechanical or structural surfaces affected by freezing conditions: The windshield iced up overnight, The plane's wings were icing up during the storm.
It can also apply to roads, pipes, or any surface where ice accumulation creates problems.
The reverse process is expressed by thaw or defrost.
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
- sleetPartly frozen precipitation
- snowstormHeavy winter precipitation event
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- below freezingUnder water's solidification point
frozen over · congeal · salt · crystallize · frost · glaze · subzero · alienate · cold snap · wind chill · cold front · winter storm · insulation · detach · solidify · unresponsive · harden · scraper