seize+suddenly
51come over — I. phrasal to seize suddenly and strangely < what s come over you > II. intransitive verb Date: 1576 1. a. to change from one side (as of a controversy) to the other b. to visit casually ; drop in < come over …
52grippe — grippal, adj. grippelike, adj. /grip/, n. Pathol. (formerly) influenza. [1770 80; < F, n. deriv. of gripper to seize suddenly < Gmc; akin to GRIP, GRIPE] * * * …
53nab — v. a. (Colloq.) Seize (suddenly), catch, clutch, grasp, snatch, lay hands on, lay hold on, take possession of …
54snatch — I. v. a. Grasp, clutch, gripe, wring, wrest, twitch, pluck, seize suddenly, pull, catch, snip. II. n. 1. Bit, fragment, portion, small part. 2. Catch, short effort …
55nab — [[t]næb[/t]] v. t. nabbed, nab•bing. Informal. 1) inf to arrest or capture 2) inf to catch or seize suddenly 3) inf to snatch or steal • Etymology: 1675–85; perh. < Scand; cf. Dan nappe, Norw, Sw nappa to snatch nab′ber, n …
56nab — [nab] vt. nabbed, nabbing [< thieves slang (16th 17th c.) prob. var. of dial. nap, to snatch < Scand, as in Dan nappe, Swed nappa, to snatch] Informal 1. to seize suddenly; snatch or steal 2. to arrest or catch (a felon or wrongdoer) SYN.… …
57Seized — Seize Seize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seizing}.] [OE. seisen, saisen, OF. seisir, saisir, F. saisir, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. set. The meaning is properly, to set, put, place, hence, to put in possession of. See… …
58Seizing — Seize Seize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seizing}.] [OE. seisen, saisen, OF. seisir, saisir, F. saisir, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. set. The meaning is properly, to set, put, place, hence, to put in possession of. See… …
59To be seized of — Seize Seize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seizing}.] [OE. seisen, saisen, OF. seisir, saisir, F. saisir, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. set. The meaning is properly, to set, put, place, hence, to put in possession of. See… …
60seizable — seize ► VERB 1) take hold of suddenly and forcibly. 2) take forcible possession of. 3) (of the police or another authority) take possession of by warrant or legal right. 4) take (an opportunity) eagerly and decisively. 5) (seize on/upon) take… …
