Definitions from Wiktionary (seize up)
▸ verb: (figuratively) To stop functioning; to come to a halt.
▸ verb: (of muscles) To stiffen or become tight and difficult to move.
▸ verb: (of a machine) To stop working suddenly, and become impossible to start again.
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▸ verb: (figuratively) To stop functioning; to come to a halt.
▸ verb: (of muscles) To stiffen or become tight and difficult to move.
▸ verb: (of a machine) To stop working suddenly, and become impossible to start again.
Similar:
freeze up,
grind to a halt,
come to a stop,
lock up,
stop,
unseize,
call a halt,
cease,
freeze,
stall,
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