释义 |
Noun: seizing seezing- Small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
- The act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
- grasping, taking hold, prehension Verb: seize seez- Take hold of; grab
"The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" - prehend [archaic], clutch - Take or capture by force
"The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" - Take possession of by force, as after an invasion
"the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town" - appropriate, capture, conquer - Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
"The FBI seized the drugs" - impound, attach, sequester, confiscate - Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
"She seized control of the throne after her husband died" - assume, usurp, take over, arrogate - Hook by a pull on the line
- Affect
"Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" - clutch, get hold of - Capture the attention or imagination of
"The movie seized my imagination" - grab
Derived forms: seizings See also: seizer, seizure Type of: control, fascinate, get hold of, hook, intrigue, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, small stuff, sweep over, take, whelm [archaic] Encyclopedia: Seize Seizing |