The difference between Freeze and Seize up

When used as verbs, freeze means especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature, whereas seize up means to stop functioning.

Freeze is also noun with the meaning: a period of intensely cold weather.

check bellow for the other definitions of Freeze and Seize up

  1. Freeze as a verb (intransitive):

    Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.

  2. Freeze as a verb (transitive):

    To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.

    Examples:

    "Don't freeze meat twice."

  3. Freeze as a verb (intransitive):

    To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.

    Examples:

    "It didn't freeze this winter, but last winter was very harsh."

  4. Freeze as a verb (intransitive, informal):

    To be affected by extreme cold.

    Examples:

    "It's freezing in here!"

    "Don't go outside wearing just a t-shirt; you'll freeze!"

  5. Freeze 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 / freezes up after a few minutes of use."

  6. Freeze as a verb (intransitive):

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

    Examples:

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

  7. Freeze as a verb (transitive):

    To cause someone to become motionless.

  8. Freeze as a verb (figuratively):

    To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize.

    Examples:

    "Over time, he froze towards her, and ceased to react to her friendly advances."

  9. Freeze as a verb:

    To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill.

  10. Freeze as a verb (transitive):

    To prevent the movement or liquidation of a person's financial assets

    Examples:

    "The court froze the criminal's bank account."

  1. Freeze as a noun:

    A period of intensely cold weather.

  2. Freeze as a noun:

    A halt of a regular operation.

  3. Freeze as a noun (computer):

    The state when either a single computer program, or the whole system ceases to respond to inputs.

  4. Freeze as a noun (curling):

    A precise draw weight shot where a delivered stone comes to a stand-still against a stationary stone, making it nearly impossible to knock out.

  5. Freeze as a noun (specifically, in, _, finance):

    A block on pay rises.

  1. Freeze as a noun:

  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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