seizing up

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Definition of seizing up in English English dictionary: Present participle of seize up
seize up: To stiffen or become tight and difficult to move
It was hard to write as my fingers had seized up with the cold weather.
seize up: To stop functioning; to come to a halt
Iceland's foreign currency market has seized up after the three largest banks collapsed.
seize up: To stop working suddenly, and become impossible to start again
My car seized up this morning. So I had to catch the bus.
seize up: If something such as an engine seizes up, it stops working, because it has not been properly cared for. She put diesel fuel, instead of petrol, into the tank causing the motor to seize up
seize up: If a part of your body seizes up, it suddenly stops working, because you have strained it or because you are getting old. We are all born flexible but as we grow older, we tend to seize up a little
seize up: {f} be arrested, be stuck, be stopped

seizing up

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seiz·ing up

sizîng ʌp

/ˈsēzəɴɢ ˈəp/ /ˈsiːzɪŋ ˈʌp/

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