seizedadj.
/siːzd/ In senses of the verb.
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the mind > possession > taking > seizing > [adjective] > seized
yfongc1000
seized1837
grabbed1891
the mind > possession > taking > seizing > catching or capture > [adjective] > caught or captured
ylahtc1306
caught1670
captured1796
seized1837
the world > movement > absence of movement > [adjective] > rendered immobile or held fast
clought?a1400
loggedc1820
stalled1845
stuck1845
stranded1851
immobilized1910
seized1911
1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. vii. v. 356 The seized cannon are yoked with seized cart-horses.
1911 E. W. Walford Maintenance of Motor Cars ii. 30 The procedure is to allow the parts to cool down..and to inject a copious supply of oil to the seized part.
1977 F. Durbridge Passenger iii. 154 He walked the six miles into Reading..told a story about a seized engine.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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adj.1837