to seize

Определение to seize в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: {v} fang; seise; gaffle; wrest
There was one of the tribe of Tarzan who questioned his authority, and that was Terkoz, the son of Tublat, but he so feared the keen knife and the deadly arrows of his new lord that he confined the manifestation of his objections to petty disobediences and irritating mannerisms; Tarzan knew, however, that he but waited his opportunity to wrest the kingship from him by some sudden stroke of treachery, and so he was ever on his guard against surprise.; arrest
I’m using mathesis — a universal science of measurement and order …And there is also taxinomia a principle of classification and ordered tabulation.Knowledge replaced universal resemblance with finite differences. History was arrested and turned into tables …Western reason had entered the age of judgement.; to lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon)
The text which had seized upon his heart with such comfort and strength abode upon him for more than a year. (Southey, Bunyan, p. 21).; to deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture; to take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance); to have a seizure; to have a sudden and powerful effect upon
a fever seized him.; to bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line
to seize or stop one rope on to another.; to fasten, fix; to take possession of (by force, law etc.)
to seize a ship after libeling.; to bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up
Rust caused the engine to seize, never to run again.; to catch or take hold of suddenly and forcibly; take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"; {v} to take by force, catch, fasten, join; to take possession of by legal process; To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp; To take possession of by force; When you seize an opportunity, you take advantage of it and do something that you want to do. During the riots hundreds of people seized the opportunity to steal property; If you seize something, you take hold of it quickly, firmly, and forcefully. `Leigh,' he said seizing my arm to hold me back. an otter seizing a fish; vt to put in legal possession of a prticular thing; assign ownership to (in the passive voice); hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish"; {f} take forcibly; grasp, hold; comprehend, understand; expropriate, confiscate; capture, apprehend; take control of; take advantage of promptly; attack; (Law) make a person the legal owner of merchandise or property; lash, tie or fasten something using several turns with a rope or cord; capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"; A term used in soapmaking when the soap hardens suddenly and unexpectedly; take hold of; grab; "The salesclerk 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"; grab, as in: The guerillas tried to seize control of the town; To fasten; to fix; To grab, to capture; To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes; To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's goods; To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly; as, to seize an idea; When an engine fails due to excessive heat buildup; To bind or lock in position immovably; To bind securely the end of a wire rope or strand wfth seizing wire or strand Tapering & Welding - Reducing the diameter of the end of a wire rope and welding it to facilitate reeving; To invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient; To take advantage of an opportunity; affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unberable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" take hold of; grab; "The salesclerk 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" take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish; When a group of people seize a place or seize control of it, they take control of it quickly and suddenly, using force. Troops have seized the airport and railroad terminals Army officers plotted a failed attempt yesterday to seize power. = take; If a government or other authority seize someone's property, they take it from them, often by force. Police were reported to have seized all copies of this morning's edition of the newspaper; 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"; affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unberable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"; hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish; 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"; 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"; The possession of land under a claim of freehold estate; When someone is seized, they are arrested or captured. UN officials say two military observers were seized by the Khmer Rouge yesterday Men carrying sub-machine guns seized the five soldiers and drove them away