S: (v) seize, prehend, clutch (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"
S: (v) seize (take or capture by force) "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"
S: (v) appropriate, capture, seize, conquer (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"
S: (v) impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, 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"
S: (v) assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate (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"
S: (v) seize (hook by a pull on the line) "strike a fish"
S: (v) seize, clutch, get hold of (affect) "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
S: (v) grab, seize (capture the attention or imagination of) "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"