All seize synonyms

verb seize

• bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
• downs — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
• get — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
• foreclose — Law. to deprive (a mortgagor or pledgor) of the right to redeem his or her property, especially on failure to make payment on a mortgage when due, ownership of property then passing to the mortgagee. to take away the right to redeem (a mortgage or pledge).
• hug — to clasp tightly in the arms, especially with affection; embrace.
• catch red-handed — If someone is caught red-handed, they are caught while they are in the act of doing something wrong.
• hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• clinch — If you clinch something you are trying to achieve, such as a business deal or victory in a contest, you succeed in obtaining it.
• highjacking — Present participle of highjack.
• collar — The collar of a shirt or coat is the part which fits round the neck and is usually folded over.
• foraying — a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder: Vikings made a foray on the port.
• jerk — to move with a quick, sharp motion; move spasmodically.
• impound — to shut up in a pound or other enclosure, as a stray animal.
• figure out — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
• carried away — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
• be-held — simple past tense and past participle of behold.
• appropriate — Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
• commandeer — If the armed forces commandeer a vehicle or building owned by someone else, they officially take charge of it so that they can use it.
• creaming — the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
• overcome — to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
• get into — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
• leaf through — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
• get the picture — understand
• jigsaw — Also, jig saw. an electric machine saw with a narrow blade mounted vertically in a frame, for cutting curves or other difficult lines or patterns.
• arrest — If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
• make use of — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
• come to — When someone who is unconscious comes to, they recover consciousness.
• grapple — to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
• gaff — harsh treatment or criticism: All the gaff he took never made him bitter.
• apprehend — If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them.