seize up

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

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.

Sinonimai

bind

harden

seize

tighten

Vertimai

gripper

agarrotarse

steif werden

starr werden

steif machen

steif werden lassen

raidir

sich verhärten

s’ankyloser

se gripper

donner de la consistance

fraichir

rendre ferme

rendre obstiné

steifen

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

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.