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"
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"
clench,
clinch squeeze together tightly; "clench one's jaw"
grapple,
grip to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"
seize -
take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"
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"
raven feed greedily; "The lions ravened the bodies"
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"
kidnap,
abduct,
snatch,
nobble take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"
seize -
hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish"
hook approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
seize -
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
appropriate,
conquer,
capture,
seize take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
preoccupy engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else"
hijack seize control of; "they hijacked the judicial process"
raid search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"
seize -
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
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"
condemn declare or judge unfit for use or habitation; "The building was condemned by the inspector"
sequester set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
garnishee,
garnish take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt"
distrain legally take something in place of a debt payment
seize -
take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
