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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Seize \Seize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seized; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Seizing.] [OE. seisen, saisen, OF. seisir, saisir, F.
     saisir, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. set. The meaning
     is properly, to set, put, place, hence, to put in possession
     of. See Set, v. t.]
     1. To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or
        grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.
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              For by no means the high bank he could seize.
                                                    --Spenser.
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              Seek you to seize and gripe into your hands
              The royalties and rights of banished Hereford?
                                                    --Shak.
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     2. To take possession of by force.
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              At last they seize
              The scepter, and regard not David's sons. --Milton.
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     3. To invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon
        suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient.
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              Hope and deubt alternate seize her seul. --Pope.
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     4. (law) To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or
        other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's
        goods.
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     5. To fasten; to fix. [Obs.]
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              As when a bear hath seized her cruel claws
              Upon the carcass of some beast too weak. --Spenser.
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     6. To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly;
        as, to seize an idea.
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     7. (Naut.) To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small
        stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes.
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     Note: This word, by writers on law, is commonly written
           seise, in the phrase to be seised of (an estate), as
           also, in composition, disseise, disseisin.
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     To be seized of, to have possession, or right of
        possession; as, A B was seized and possessed of the manor
        of Dale. ``Whom age might see seized of what youth made
        prize.'' --Chapman.
  
     To seize on or To seize upon, to fall on and grasp; to
        take hold on; to take possession of suddenly and forcibly.
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     Syn: To catch; grasp; clutch; snatch; apprehend; arrest;
          take; capture.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Seizing \Seiz"ing\, n.
     1. The act of taking or grasping suddenly.
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     2. (Naut.)
        (a) The operation of fastening together or lashing.
        (b) The cord or lashing used for such fastening.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Seize \Seize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seized; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Seizing.] [OE. seisen, saisen, OF. seisir, saisir, F.
     saisir, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. set. The meaning
     is properly, to set, put, place, hence, to put in possession
     of. See Set, v. t.]
     1. To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or
        grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.
  
              For by no means the high bank he could seize.
                                                    --Spenser.
  
              Seek you to seize and gripe into your hands The
              royalties and rights of banished Hereford? --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Seizing \Seiz"ing\, n.
     1. The act of taking or grasping suddenly.
  
     2. (Naut.)
        (a) The operation of fastening together or lashing.
        (b) The cord or lashing used for such fastening.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  seizing
       n 1: small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes
            together
       2: the act of gripping something firmly with the hands [syn: grasping,
           taking hold, prehension]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  seizing
     a.
     That seizes the attention; impressive.
     n.
     1 The act of grabbing or taking possession.
     2 (lb en mostly in the plural) Something seized.
     3 A type of lashing or binding by a small cord.
     4 # Such lashing used to temporarily immobilize the ends of a rope to
  prevent a knot from slipping or collapsing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en seize nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  seizing
     a.
     That seizes the attention; impressive.
     n.
     1 The act of grabbing or taking possession.
     2 (lb en mostly in the plural) Something seized.
     3 A type of lashing or binding by a small cord.
     4 # Such lashing used to temporarily immobilize the ends of a rope to
  prevent a knot from slipping or collapsing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en seize nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  seizing
     a.
     That seizes the attention; impressive.
     n.
     1 The act of grabbing or taking possession.
     2 (lb en mostly in the plural) Something seized.
     3 A type of lashing or binding by a small cord.
     4 # Such lashing used to temporarily immobilize the ends of a rope to
  prevent a knot from slipping or collapsing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en seize nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  seizing
     a.
     That seizes the attention; impressive.
     n.
     1 The act of grabbing or taking possession.
     2 (lb en mostly in the plural) Something seized.
     3 A type of lashing or binding by a small cord.
     4 # Such lashing used to temporarily immobilize the ends of a rope to
  prevent a knot from slipping or collapsing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en seize nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  seizing
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s eiz ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  seizing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en seize ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb seize)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Seizing /sˈiːzɪŋ/
  الإستيلاء على

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  seizing /sˈiːzɪŋ/ 
  uchopující

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  seizing /sˈiːzɪŋ/ 
  uchvácení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  seizing /sˈiːzɪŋ/ 
  uváznutí

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  seizing /sˈiːzɪŋ/
  Ergreifen , Packen 
     Synonyms: prehension, grasping
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  seizing /sˈiːzɪŋ/
  Festfressen  [techn.]
           Note: mechanischer Teile
     Synonym: seizure
  
           Note: of mechanical parts

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  seizing /sˈiːzɪŋ/
  kapernd
     Synonyms: capturing, grabbing
  
   see: capture, seize, grab, captured, seized, grabbed, captures, seizes, grabs, captured, seized, grabbed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  seizing /sˈiːzɪŋ/
  packend, anpackend, erfassend, fassend
   see: seize, seized
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  seizing /sˈiːzɪŋ/
  sicherstellend
   see: seize sth., seized
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  seizing /sˈiːzɪŋ/
  wahrnehmend
     Synonym: using
  
   see: use, seize, used, seized
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  seizing /sˈiːzɪŋ/
  korištenjem, prisvajanje

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈsizɪŋ/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 抓,夺,所有;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 抓,夺,捆绑

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