seize+suddenly
11seize */*/ — UK [siːz] / US [sɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms seize : present tense I/you/we/they seize he/she/it seizes present participle seizing past tense seized past participle seized 1) a) to suddenly and firmly hold someone by a part of their body or… …
12seize — [[t]siz[/t]] v. seized, seiz•ing 1) to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon[/ex] 2) to grasp mentally; understand clearly and completely: to seize an idea[/ex] 3) to take possession or control of as if by suddenly laying… …
13seize — [siːz] verb [T] 1) to suddenly and firmly hold someone or something ‘Listen, he said, seizing my wrist.[/ex] Before he could run away, she seized him by the collar.[/ex] 2) to take something using official power or force Syn: confiscate Customs… …
14seize — [[t]si͟ːz[/t]] ♦♦♦ seizes, seizing, seized 1) VERB If you seize something, you take hold of it quickly, firmly, and forcefully. [V n] Leigh, he said seizing my arm to hold me back. [V n] ...an otter seizing a fish. 2) VERB When a group of people… …
15seize — verb 1》 take hold of suddenly and forcibly. ↘take forcible possession of. ↘(of the police or another authority) take possession of by warrant or legal right. 2》 take (an opportunity) eagerly and decisively. ↘(seize on/upon) take eager …
16seize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. grasp, clutch; capture, arrest, appropriate, confiscate; afflict; attach, distrain; comprehend, understand. See stealing, intelligence, acquisition. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To grasp] Syn. take, take …
17seize up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If a part of your body seizes up, it suddenly stops working, because you have strained it or because you are getting old. [V P] After two days exertions, it s the arms and hands that seize up, not the legs... [V P] We are all born …
18seize up — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms seize up : present tense I/you/we/they seize up he/she/it seizes up present participle seizing up past tense seized up past participle seized up to suddenly stop moving or working properly Her back seized up …
19suddenly — adv. Suddenly is used with these adjectives: ↑afraid, ↑alert, ↑alive, ↑angry, ↑aware, ↑fashionable, ↑frightened, ↑nervous, ↑sharp, ↑startled, ↑uncomfortable, ↑ …
20seize — v. 1 tr. take hold of forcibly or suddenly. 2 tr. take possession of forcibly (seized the fortress; seized power). 3 tr. take possession of (contraband goods, documents, etc.) by warrant or legal right, confiscate, impound. 4 tr. affect suddenly… …
