OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 50749

seize up

/ˈsiːz ˌʌp/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
agarrotarse
To stiffen or become tight and difficult to move.
I have had over six years to think about my future and it does not look good. I … can expect no cure or improvement in my condition as my muscles and joints seize up through lack o…
It was hard to write as my fingers had seized up with the cold weather.
agarrotarse • atascarse • atrancarse • frisarse • paralizarse • trabarse
To stop working suddenly, and become impossible to start again.
My car seized up this morning. So I had to catch the bus.
Phrases
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