seize+hold+of
21seize */*/ — UK [siːz] / US [sɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms seize : present tense I/you/we/they seize he/she/it seizes present participle seizing past tense seized past participle seized 1) a) to suddenly and firmly hold someone by a part of their body or… …
22hold — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abduction, abide, abort, absorb, absorb the attention, abstain, accent, accent mark, accommodate, account, account as, accumulate, acropolis, adhere, adhere to, adjudge, adjudicate, admit, advance, advantage,… …
23hold — v 1. grasp, clutch, clasp, seize, keep fast, gripe; have, palm, retain, Inf. latch onto, clench, clinch; hug, embrace, Brit. Dial. clip; keep, have and hold, harbor; cherish, treasure, fondle, Archaic. bosom. 2. reserve, set aside, put aside, set …
24hold — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act/way of holding sth ADJECTIVE ▪ firm, tight ▪ He still had me in a tight hold. VERB + HOLD ▪ catch, get, grab …
25seize — [siːz] verb [T] 1) to suddenly and firmly hold someone or something ‘Listen, he said, seizing my wrist.[/ex] Before he could run away, she seized him by the collar.[/ex] 2) to take something using official power or force Syn: confiscate Customs… …
26seize — verb 1) she seized the microphone Syn: grab, grasp, snatch, take hold of, get one s hands on; grip, clutch; nab Ant: let go of 2) rebels seized the air base Syn …
27seize — verb /siːz/ a) to deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture to seize smuggled goods b) to take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance) to seize a ship after libeling See Also …
28seize — v. a. 1. Gripe, grasp, snatch, clutch, catch, capture, grapple, lay hold on, lay hold of, fasten upon, lay hands on, take hold of (forcibly and suddenly). 2. Come upon suddenly (as attacks of disease), attack, take hold of. 3. Fasten, fix. 4.… …
29seize — verb 1》 take hold of suddenly and forcibly. ↘take forcible possession of. ↘(of the police or another authority) take possession of by warrant or legal right. 2》 take (an opportunity) eagerly and decisively. ↘(seize on/upon) take eager …
30seize — verb (seized; seizing) Etymology: Middle English saisen, from Anglo French seisir, from Medieval Latin sacire, of Germanic origin; perhaps akin to Old High German sezzen to set more at set Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. (usually seise)… …
