seize up

1. (figuratively, intransitive)To stop functioning; to come to a halt.

   Iceland's foreign currency market has seized up after the three largest banks collapsed.

2. (intransitive)To stiffen or become tight and difficult to move.

   It was hard to write as my fingers had seized up with the cold weather.

   verhärten

   своди́тьsvodítʹ, свести́svestí

3. (intransitive)To stop working suddenly, and become impossible to start again.

   My car seized up this morning. So I had to catch the bus.

   blockieren, festfressen, verklemmen

1. Without sufficient grease the machine will seize up easily.

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2. During the interview I seized him up immediately: he's perfect for this job.

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3. Tom's back seized up.

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4. Tom's back suddenly seized up.

   ruУ Тома вдруг защемило спину.

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5. Suddenly my back seized up.

   ruУ меня вдруг защемило спину.

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irregular

• seize upзаморожувати, заморозитиTo stop functioning; to come to a halt.
• seize outTo seize, convulse or twitch, especially when sudden.