immobilize , also: immobilise BrE

The three words seemed to immobilize the five other men at the table.

"Then you have to find some way to immobilize him."

The three of us were immobilized, waiting to see what the next move might be.

I was completely immobilized in what must have been less than two minutes.

You have five minutes in which to immobilize the machine.

I began to wonder just how long I'd been immobilized.

And if there's one way not to get better, it's by being immobilized.

For others, simply immobilizing the animal and taking a photo will do.

The thought that something might have happened to Scott immobilized her.

But being immobilized can have side effects, and a new study questions whether it is even necessary.

Finally, she's immobilized, and the bad person stands over her.

Then he began moving toward me again, blind, almost immobilized.

An hour later, four other vehicles were immobilized on the course.

The first three weeks after they told me were days of immobilizing terror.

The girl is immobilized, held, usually by older women, with her legs open.

It was the face in the crowd that had immobilized him.

She stayed one month in hospital and was immobilized for two more months.

If these symptoms are present, immobilize the head in the position found.

He told me to stay off my leg and keep it immobilized.

In reality, it raised immobilizing questions about what should take its place.

"So a break in this particular section, about now, could immobilize the line for weeks on end?"

She screamed and tried to fight, but he had her immobilized.

He found himself held down, immobilized, in darkness and pain.

The one engine left behind was immobilized as a power station.

She tried to use the glow to immobilize him, but it had no effect.

One explanation is that they first immobilise their prey with sound.

The object of the sport was for the dogs to immobilise the bull.

In this way, we can immobilise the funding of terrorist networks extremely effectively.

Immobilise the limb with a splint and carry the victim to medical attention.

No magician's wand can immobilise him under my eyes.

Immobilise the joint for a while and keep the arm in a sling.'

For arm injuries, use a scarf or jumper to immobilise the limb.

Another round against Quentin's efforts to immobilise and undermine his psychic powers had been won.

'Well, I kept wondering, why did he need to immobilise his guide?

During research on sensory deprivation, Cameron used curare to immobilise his patients.

We only want to immobilise them - they are Cordillerans, you know."

A new system is to be brought to Britain which will immobilise a car if the driver is over the legal alcohol limit.

If bitten one should seek medical advice immediately, immobilise the area, and apply a pressure bandage.

I am trying to rearrange and tighten the splints so as to immobilise the leg completely.

The crab also uses the anemones to immobilise and capture prey on its behalf.

The mass of threads can entangle and immobilise potential predators such as small fish or crabs.

Back and leg operations may totally immobilise you, or at least prevent you from walking up any stairs for quite a while.

Meanwhile, others immobilise joints not needed in the action, while others still adjust to stabilize the body's equilibrium.

The bone is also very difficult to immobilise simply due to the sheer number of muscles attached to it, as well as the position.

If they are judged to be a suitable size, slime is ejected to immobilise the prey item.

This tactic almost worked: Razer was unable to completely immobilise the robot.

Some water shrews feed on relatively large fish or newts, so it is important for them to immobilise their prey rapidly.

It seemed best to immobilise it.

And that's good news, because when they get back to the harbour they're hardly likely to immobilise the sportsboat."