Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
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Verb
S: (v) seize (seize%2:35:00::), prehend (prehend%2:35:00::), clutch (clutch%2:35:00::) (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 (seize%2:35:01::) (take or capture by force) "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"
S: (v) grab (grab%2:31:00::), seize (seize%2:31:00::) (capture the attention or imagination of) "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"