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seize up

To stop functioning; to come to a halt.
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Iceland's foreign currency market has seized up after the three largest banks collapsed.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'seize up':

seize upTo stiffen or become tight and difficult to move.
seize upTo stop working suddenly, and become impossible to start again.
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