Seize-up

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Stillstand, slowdown.

    "Growth in the UK service sector slowed last month amid a “seize-up” in activity as companies put projects on hold in the run-up to the general election."

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"Growth in the UK service sector slowed last month amid a “seize-up” in activity as companies put projects on hold in the run-up to the general election."

Etymology

Deverbal from seize up.

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