seize

Definitions of seize in various dictionaries:

verb - take hold of

verb - take or capture by force

verb - take possession of by force, as after an invasion

verb - take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

verb - seize and take control without authority and possibly with force

verb - hook by a pull on the line

verb - affect

verb - capture the attention or imagination of

To grasp suddenly and forcibly; take or grab: seize a sword.

To grasp with the mind; apprehend: seize an idea and develop it to the fullest extent.

To possess oneself of (something): seize an opportunity.

To have a sudden, overwhelming effect on: a heinous crime that seized the minds and emotions of the populace.

To overwhelm physically: a person who was seized with a terminal disease.

To take into custody; capture.

To take quick and forcible possession of; confiscate: seize a cache of illegal drugs.

Also seise (sKz).

To put (one) into possession of something.

To vest ownership of a feudal property in.

To bind with turns of small line.

To lay sudden or forcible hold of.

To cohere or fuse with another part as a result of high pressure or temperature and restrict or prevent further motion or flow.

To come to a halt: The talks seized up and were rescheduled.

adj - to take hold of suddenly and forcibly [v SEIZED, SEIZING, SEIZES] : SEIZABLE