seizing lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
• small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
• capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping "I caught a rabbit in the trap today"
• capture the attention or imagination of "This story will grab you" "The movie seized my imagination"
• affect "Fear seized the prisoners" "The patient was seized with unbearable pains" "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
• take hold of; grab "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter" "She clutched her purse" "The mother seized her child by the arm" "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
• take or capture by force "The terrorists seized the politicians" "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"
• hook by a pull on the line "strike a fish"
• take possession of by force, as after an invasion "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants" "The army seized the town" "The militia captured the castle"
• take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority "The FBI seized the drugs" "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment" "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"