Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Seize.
9 letter answer(s) to seize
APPREHEND
anticipate with dread or anxiety
get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
seize
take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
4 letter answer(s) to seize
GRAB
a mechanical device for gripping an object
capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"
get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"
make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"
obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"
take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"
TAKE
ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye"
be seized or affected in a specified way; "take sick"; "be taken drunk"
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "Sh
5 letter answer(s) to seize
GRASP
an intellectual hold or understanding; "a good grip on French history"; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp"
get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
hold firmly
the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"
the limit of capability;
To hold onto with the hand.
understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"
USURP
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"
WREST
obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government"
3 letter answer(s) to seize
NAB
seize suddenly
tag the base runner to get him out
take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
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