seize

1. is a type of: get hold of, take - get into one's hands, take physically
   subtypes:

   • nab - seize suddenly
   • rack - seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
   • claw - clutch as if in panic
   • apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up - take into custody
   • capture, catch, get - succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
   • collar - seize by the neck or collar
   • clasp - grasp firmly
   • grip - hold fast or firmly
   • grab - take or grasp suddenly
   • catch, grab, take hold of - take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
   • snap, snatch, snatch up - to grasp hastily or eagerly
   • clench, clinch - hold in a tight grasp
   • grapple, grip - to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
   same as: clutch, prehend
2. is a type of: get hold of, take - get into one's hands, take physically
   subtypes:

   • raven - obtain or seize by violence
   • wrest - obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
   • abduct, kidnap, nobble, snatch - take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
   • commandeer, highjack, hijack, pirate - take arbitrarily or by force
3. is a type of: arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp - seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
   subtypes: carry - capture after a fight
   same as: appropriate, capture, conquer
4. is a type of: take - take into one's possession
   subtypes:

   • condemn - appropriate (property) for public use
   • garnish, garnishee - take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
   • distrain - confiscate by distress
   same as: attach, confiscate, impound, sequester
   verb group: sequester - requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
5. is a type of: take - take by force
   subtypes:

   • annex - take (territory) as if by conquest
   • appropriate, capture, conquer, seize - take possession of by force, as after an invasion
   • preoccupy - occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
   • hijack - seize control of
   • raid - take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
   same as: arrogate, assume, take over, usurp
6. is a type of: hook - catch with a hook
7. is a type of: overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
   same as: clutch, get hold of
8. is a type of: fascinate, intrigue - cause to be interested or curious
   same as: grab

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