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noun the act of a person or thing that seizes.
Nautical . a means of binding or fastening together two objects, as two ropes, or parts of the same rope, by a number of longitudinal and transverse turns of marline, wire, or other small stuff.
Origin of seizing Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at seize, -ing1
Words nearby seizing SEIU, sei whale, seize, seize on, seize up, seizing , seizure, seizure disorder, sejant, sejant-erect, Sejanus
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The seizing of an American reporter was only a matter of time, and the bespectacled and disheveled Ostrovsky was a prime target.
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The group is composed of an American Hunter, in the act of seizing an Indian who was about to tomahawk a mother and her infant.
The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 | Various
David, seizing the opportunity, deposited his reserve of lozenges in the ground and hastily swept some earth over them.
Brother Jacob | George Eliot
Henry Myers rushed on Cassi again and, seizing him in his powerful arms, threw him with great force on the floor.
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Seizing the instrument, he clapped it to his lips, and blew a clarion call.
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In another moment all but the Master and Dorothy had left the room, and seizing this opportunity he called her to him.
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British Dictionary definitions for seizing noun nautical a binding used for holding together two ropes, two spars, etc, esp by lashing with a separate rope
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