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单词 seizing
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seizingn.

/ˈsiːzɪŋ/
Etymology: < seize v. + -ing suffix1.
1. The action of seize v. Also in combination seizing-up (see seize v. 10b, 11).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > taking > seizing > [noun]
nomea1300
arrestc1386
seizingc1400
rugging1507
rapping1541
grasping1546
seizement1581
expropriation1626
possessionc1693
grabbing1788
grab1835
the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > [noun] > laying hold or seizing
gripinga1300
arrestc1386
gripe1393
seizingc1400
henting1440
kippingc1440
prensation1620
gripping1632
apprehension1646
comprehension1712
prehension1807
society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > beating > preparatory to
seizing-up1840
the world > movement > absence of movement > [noun] > state of cessation of movement > arrest of motion > action of jamming or seizing
seizing-up1911
c1400–50 Wars Alex. 3490 Þai [sc. the Macedonians] said, it miȝt be sufficient þe sesyng of Persy... ‘Quat sulde we fonde any ferre?’
c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 2463 Iff tylmen toke tent what shuld tynt worth, Of sede þat is sawen, be sesyng of briddes, Shuld neuer corne for care be caste vppon erthe.
1614 S. Latham Falconry Explan. Wordes sig. ¶ Ceasing is when a Hawke taketh any thing into her foot, and gripeth or holdeth it fast.
1736 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 434/1 The seizing of any Place in Lorrain by France, was always looked on as a Declaration of War.
1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xv. 139 They had never heard before of a regular seizing-up and flogging.
1911 E. W. Walford Maintenance of Motor Cars ii. 30 An engine may suddenly pull up, and it be found impossible to turn the crankshaft with the starting handle. The popular expression for this is ‘seizing’.
1925 Morris Owner's Man. 29 Neglect of this results in harsh running and an overheated engine, loss of power, and finally ‘seizing-up’ of pistons or connecting rods.
2. concrete (Nautical).French saisine (see seisin n.) has this sense, but it is not clear what is the relation between the English and the French word.
a. A rope for attaching a boat to a ship. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > for securing vessel > painter
boat rope1336
seizing1336
tether?1504
painter1699
cut-rope1909
putty1927
1336 in N. H. Nicolas Hist. Royal Navy (1847) II. 471 [For 15 stone of hempen cordage to make] peyntours [and] seysynges [15 s.].
1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. v. 25 There is also a rope by which the Boat doth ride by the ships side, wch we cal a Seasen.
1634 W. Wood New Englands Prospect i. x. 40 The Tyde being very strong, they are constrayned to goe ashore, and hale their Boats by the seasing, or roades [see rode n.1].
b. A small cord for ‘seizing’ two ropes together, or a rope to something else.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > lashings, seizings, or securing ropes
seizing1615
round seizing1794
frapping1804
cross-seizing1883
1615 E. S. Britaines Busse B 3 Each net must haue a rope five or six Fathom long and an inch through,..called a Seazing, to fasten the net vnto the War-roape.
1711 W. Sutherland Ship-builders Assistant 141 The Seizings may be 1/6 of the Rope they seize.
1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy I. xiii. 228 In a few minutes they had prepared a great many seizings to tie the men with.
1877 E. W. H. Holdsworth Sea Fisheries 57 The warp..to which each net is made fast by two small ropes called ‘seizings’.
c. Cordage or yarn used for ‘seizing’; also seizing-stuff.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > rope collective or as material > specific types of rope
ratline1358
marline1417
sinnet1611
caburn1626
knittle1627
housing1642
lashing1669
houseline1712
fox1769
sennit1769
hamber-line1793
seizing1804
grass line1828
stropping1850
lanyard1862
small stuff1867
1804 in Naval Documents U.S. Wars Barbary Powers (U.S. Naval Records) (1941) III. 328 Recieved [sic]..12 & ½ Pounds line for seizing stuff & two Pounds Marline.
1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast iii. 21 This chafing gear consists of..marline and seizing-stuffs.
1903 Pall Mall Gaz. 28 Mar. 2/2 A length of fine steel wire seizing.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

seizingadj.

/ˈsiːzɪŋ/
Etymology: < seize v. + -ing suffix2.
1. That seizes, takes possession, or lays hold on something.
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the mind > possession > taking > seizing > [adjective]
upseizinga1563
seizing1835
1835 1st Rep. Commissioners Munic. Corporations Eng. & Wales App. ii. 1027 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 116) XXIII. 133 The Seizing Officer of wrecks, fines and forfeitures,..is remunerated by his charges for business done.
1887 L. Oliphant Episodes viii. 144 The rest of the pack, with the seizing hounds and their owner, had apparently gone off upon some other scent.
2. That seizes the attention; arresting, powerfully impressive. [After French saisissant.]
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the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > [adjective]
catching?a1430
vive1528
fascinating1618
affecting1665
amusing1695
uptaking1737
striking1752
interesting1768
arresting1792
frappant1797
riveting1800
engrossing1820
enchaining1823
arrestive1834
alive1844
vivid1853
seizing1865
absorptive1881
absorbative1893
gripping1896
intriguing1909
attention-getting1917
grippy1921
head-turning1938
gimmicky1957
compulsive1961
spellbinding1978
stunty1981
1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Mar. 8/2 One [woman] being exceedingly lovely, and the other of a very seizing ugliness.
1886 R. L. Stevenson Strange Case Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde 100 There was something abnormal..in the very essence of the creature that now faced me—something seizing, surprising and revolting.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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