seize up

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

irrigidire

irrigidir

sinonimi

bind

harden

seize

tighten

Traduzioni

agarrotarse

gripper

steif werden

sich verhärten

starr werden

steif machen

steif werden lassen

raidir

s’ankyloser

se gripper

donner de la consistance

fraichir

rendre ferme

rendre obstiné

vastlopen

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.