- seize⇄expr. seize on (or upon)
a. to take hold of suddenly.
Ex. The snake seized on its prey.
b. (Figurative.) to take possession of.
Ex. Victoria seized upon the idea with avidity (Lytton Strachey).
c. (Figurative.) to take ad - seize⇄expr. seize up,
a. (of bearings, joints, or the like) to cohere; become jammed.
Ex. Human hip bones seize up due to arthritis or have to be removed because of tumours (New Scientist).
b. (Figurative.) to become deadlocked; break down. - seize⇄seize, verb, seized,seizing.
- seize⇄v.i. (Metallurgy.) to cohere.
- seize⇄v.t. 1. to take hold of suddenly; clutch; grasp.
Ex. In fright she seized his arm.
2. (Figurative.) to grasp with the mind; apprehend.
Ex. to seize an idea,
Ex. to seize the point. He was confronted with what was really the more