seizing

Words with a similar base: seizing

'seizing'

[seizing.n.01] as in: small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together

'seizing'

[grasping.n.02] as in: the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

'seizing'

[seize.v.01] as in: take hold of; grab

Examples:
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

'seizing'

[seize.v.02] as in: take or capture by force

Examples:
The terrorists seized the politicians
The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages

'seizing'

[appropriate.v.02] as in: take possession of by force, as after an invasion

Examples:
the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
The army seized the town
The militia captured the castle

'seizing'

[impound.v.01] as in: take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

Examples:
The FBI seized the drugs
The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
The police confiscated the stolen artwork

'seizing'

[assume.v.06] as in: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

Examples:
He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town
he usurped my rights
She seized control of the throne after her husband died

'seizing'

[seize.v.06] as in: hook by a pull on the line

Examples:
strike a fish

'seizing'

[seize.v.07] as in: affect

Examples:
Fear seized the prisoners
The patient was seized with unbearable pains
He was seized with a dreadful disease

'seizing'

[grab.v.06] as in: capture the attention or imagination of

Examples:
This story will grab you
The movie seized my imagination

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