The difference between Freeze up and Seize up

When used as verbs, freeze up means (of machines and software) to come to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning), whereas seize up means to stop functioning.


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  1. Freeze up as a verb (intransitive):

    (of machines and software) To come to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning).

    Examples:

    "Since the last update, the program freezes up after a few minutes of use."

  2. Freeze up as a verb (intransitive):

    (of people and other animals) To stop or be stopped due to attentiveness, fear, surprise, etc.

    Examples:

    "Despite all of the rehearsals, as soon as I got on stage I froze up."

  3. Freeze up as a verb (intransitive):

    To become cold and formal in demeanour.

  1. Seize up as a verb (figuratively):

    To stop functioning; to come to a halt.

    Examples:

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

  2. Seize up as a verb (of [[muscles]]):

    To stiffen or become tight and difficult to move.

    Examples:

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

  3. Seize up as a verb (of a [[machine]]):

    To stop working suddenly, and become impossible to start again.

    Examples:

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

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