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Seize
siːz
- take hold of suddenly and forcibly
"she jumped up and seized his arm"
grab grasp snatch seize hold of grab hold of take hold of lay hold of lay (one's) hands on get one's hands on take a grip of grip clutch take pluck- take forcible possession of
"army rebels seized an air force base"
- (of the police or another authority) take possession of (something) by warrant or legal right
"police have seized 726 lb of cocaine"
- take (an opportunity) eagerly and decisively
"he seized his chance to attack as Carr hesitated"
- (of a feeling or pain) affect (someone) suddenly or acutely
"he was seized by the most dreadful fear"
- strongly appeal to or attract (the imagination or attention)
"the story of the king's escape seized the public imagination"
- understand (something) quickly or clearly
"he always strains to seize the most sombre truths"
- (of a machine with moving parts) become jammed
"I realized that the mechanism had seized"
- fasten or attach (someone or something) to something by binding with turns of rope
"Jack was seized to the gun and had his two dozen lashes"