seizing — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act of grabbing or taking possession.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

2. Something seized.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • in-plural
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   The pirates buried their seizings and marked the map with an X.

3. A type of lashing or binding by a small cord.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

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   Cut your seizings and draw the poles, ye harpooneers!” Silently obeying the order, the three harpooneers now stood with the detached iron part of their harpoons, some three feet long, held, barbs up, before him.

4. A type of lashing or binding by a small cord. Such lashing used to temporarily immobilize the ends of a rope to prevent a knot from slipping or collapsing.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

Adjective

1. That seizes the attention; impressive.

   Examples

   It is a world of seizing visual beauty, of shimmering whites and yellows that shift to glowing apricot, pink and violet with the sinking of the saturant sun.

Noun

1. small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together

   Broader terms

   small stuff

2. the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

   Synonyms

   graspingtaking holdprehension

   Broader terms

   control