seize up

seize something up

to grab or take something. The crow seized the freshly hatched chick up and flew away. The huge bird seized up the tiny chick.

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seize up

to freeze or halt; to grind suddenly to a stop. The engine seized up, and the car coasted to a stop. My knee seized up in the middle of a football game.

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seize up

to suddenly stop moving or working I hit two keys at the same time and my computer just seized up. Her leg seized up and she had to be carried out.

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seize up

Come to a halt, as in The peace talks seized up and were not rescheduled. Originally, from about 1870 on, this term was applied to a machine of some kind that jammed or locked, owing to excessive heat or friction. Its figurative use dates from about 1950.

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seize up

To fuse or stick together with another part and become unable to move normally, especially as a result of high pressure or temperature: The car's engine seized up due to a loss of oil.

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Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fakhri	-	Arabic
Olympia	[əu'limpiə]
Regana	ree-GAN-ə	English (Rare)
Phaidros	-	Ancient Greek
Kronos	-	Greek Mythology
Jonas	['dʒəunəs]