seize up

Significat (Anglès)

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

Conceptes

enrigidir

Sinònims

bind

harden

seize

tighten

Traduccions

agarrotarse

gripper

sich verhärten

starr werden

steif machen

steif werden lassen

raidir

s’ankyloser

se gripper

donner de la consistance

fraichir

rendre ferme

rendre obstiné

irrigidire

irrigidir

Etimologia (Anglès)

The term originates c. 1870 referring to a machine which jammed up because of excessive heat or friction. It has been used figuratively since c. 1950.