seizing
/ˈsizɪŋ/ noun C2- The act of grabbing or taking possession.
- Something seized. · The pirates buried their seizings and marked the map with an X.
- 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.
Plural seizings
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“Never mind, dearest mother,” said a young and lovely girl, with a profusion of light brown hair, and eyes that seemed to float in liquid crystal, “’tis all my fault for seizing upon M.
A Lion met him in the path, and seizing the lamb, took it from him.
He ran in between them, and seizing the Kid scampered off as fast as he could.
He was just in the act of seizing her, when a fine young Hart trotted by, and he left the Hare to follow him.
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