Definition of seize

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Seize (v. t.) To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes..

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Surprise :: Surprise (n.) To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack.
Snap :: Snap (v. i.) To make an effort to bite; to aim to seize with the teeth; to catch eagerly (at anything); -- often with at; as, a dog snapsat a passenger; a fish snaps at the bait..
Attach :: Attach (v. t.) To take, seize, or lay hold of..
Redisseize :: Redisseize (v. t.) To disseize anew, or a second time..
Cuckold''s Knot :: Cuckold's knot () A hitch or knot, by which a rope is secured to a spar, the two parts of the rope being crossed and seized together; -- called also cuckold's neck..
Diligence :: Diligence (n.) Process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings..
Usurp :: Usurp (v. t.) To seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right; as, to usurp a throne; to usurp the prerogatives of the crown; to usurp power; to usurp the right of a patron is to oust or dispossess him..
Reseizer :: Reseizer (n.) One who seizes again.
Apprehend :: Apprehend (v. t.) Hence: To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to arrest; as, to apprehend a criminal..
Crib :: Crib (v. i.) To seize the manger or other solid object with the teeth and draw in wind; -- said of a horse.
Seise :: Seise (v. t.) See Seize.
Redisseizor :: Redisseizor (n.) One who redisseizes.
Bite :: Bite (v. t.) To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; as, to bite an apple; to bite a crust; the dog bit a man..
Catch :: Catch (n.) Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
Disseizor :: Disseizor (n.) One who wrongfully disseizes, or puts another out of possession of a freehold..
Snap :: Snap (n.) To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth..
Seize :: Seize (v. t.) To take possession of by force.
Reseize :: Reseize (v. t.) To take possession of, as lands and tenements which have been disseized..
Excuss :: Excuss (v. t.) To seize and detain by law, as goods..
Bag :: Bag (v. t.) To seize, capture, or entrap; as, to bag an army; to bag game..
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