How to pronounce “seize up”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (figuratively) To stop functioning; to come to a halt.
• (of muscles) To stiffen or become tight and difficult to move.
• (of a machine) To stop working suddenly, and become impossible to start again.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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