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seize - 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" |
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prehend,
clutch |
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get hold of,
take ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
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nab seize suddenly
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rack torture on the rack
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claw attack as if with claws; "The politician clawed his rival"
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apprehend,
arrest,
collar,
cop,
nab,
nail,
pick up anticipate with dread or anxiety
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capture,
catch,
get capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today"
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collar take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
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clasp hold firmly and tightly
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grip hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel"
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grab capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"
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catch,
grab,
take hold of contract; "did you catch a cold?"
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snap,
snatch,
snatch up break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The pipe snapped"
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clench,
clinch squeeze together tightly; "clench one's jaw"
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grapple,
grip to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"
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seize - take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" |
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get hold of,
take ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
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raven feed greedily; "The lions ravened the bodies"
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wrest obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government"
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abduct,
kidnap,
nobble,
snatch pull away from the body; "this muscle abducts"
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commandeer,
highjack,
hijack,
pirate take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
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seize - affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" |
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clutch |
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overcome,
overpower,
overtake,
overwhelm,
sweep over,
whelm get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"
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seize - hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish" |
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hook approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
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