Seize

[siːz] or [siz]

Definition

(verb.) affect; 'Fear seized the prisoners'; 'The patient was seized with unbearable pains'; 'He was seized with a dreadful disease'.

(verb.) take hold of; grab; 'The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter'; 'She clutched her purse'; 'The mother seized her child by the arm'; 'Birds of prey often seize small mammals'.

(verb.) take or capture by force; 'The terrorists seized the politicians'; 'The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages'.

(verb.) hook by a pull on the line; 'strike a fish'.

Typist: Miranda--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.

(v. t.) To take possession of by force.

(v. t.) To invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient.

(v. t.) To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's goods.

(v. t.) To fasten; to fix.

(v. t.) To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly; as, to seize an idea.

(v. t.) To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes.

Editor: Nolan

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Gripe, grasp, snatch, clutch, catch, capture, grapple, NAB, lay hold on, lay hold of, take possession of, fasten upon, lay hands on, take hold of (forcibly and suddenly).[2]. Come upon suddenly (as attacks of disease).

Inputed by Hannibal

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Catch, grasp, clutch, snatch, apprehend, arrest, hold, grip, grapple, hook,take, capture

ANT:Loose, dismiss, liberate, abandon, drop, unhand, unhook, unfasten

Typist: Rodger

Definition

v.t. to take possession of forcibly: to take hold of: to grasp: to apprehend by legal authority: to come upon suddenly: to lash or make fast.—v.i. to lay hold of with the claws: in metallurgy to cohere.—adj. Seiz′able.—ns. Seiz′er; Seiz′ing the act of taking hold: (naut.) the operation of lashing with several turns of a cord.

Edited by Cecilia