seizing

Meanings

Plural: seizings

Noun

• small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
• the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
• The act of grabbing or taking possession.
• Something seized.
• A type of lashing or binding by a small cord.
• A type of lashing or binding by a small cord.
• Such lashing used to temporarily immobilize the ends of a rope to prevent a knot from slipping or collapsing.

Verb

• take hold of; grab
• take or capture by force
• take possession of by force, as after an invasion
• take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
• seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
• hook by a pull on the line
• affect
• capture the attention or imagination of
• present participle and gerund of seize

Adj

• That seizes the attention; impressive.

Synonyms

appropriate, arrogate, assume, attach, capture, clutch, confiscate, conquer, get hold of, grab, grasping, impound, prehend, prehension, seize, sequester, take over, taking hold, usurp

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