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seize up

verb

Meaning

  1. To stop functioning; to come to a halt.
  2. (of muscles) To stiffen or become tight and difficult to move.
  3. (of a machine) To stop working suddenly, and become impossible to start again.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

freeze up(English)grind to a halt(English)come to a stop(English)lock up(English)stop(English)unseize(English)call a halt(English)cease(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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