seize-upn.Mechanics the action or state of seizure (cf. sense 11).
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the world > movement > absence of movement > [noun] > state of cessation of movement > arrest of motion
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seize-up1912
1912 Motor Man. (ed. 14) vi. 232 Unless one makes quite certain that every bearing and cylinder be properly relubricated before starting up again, a ‘seize-up’..is not improbable.