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seize with teeth — verb to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws Gunny invariably tried to bite her • Syn: ↑bite • See Also: ↑bite off (for: ↑bite) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
seize — [sēz] vt. seized, seizing [ME saisen < OFr saisir < ML sacire, prob. < Frank * sakjan, to lay claim to one s rights < IE base * sāg > SAKE1] 1. a) Historical to put in legal possession of a feudal holding b) to put in legal… … English World dictionary
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 {Set}, v … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seize — vt seized, seiz·ing 1 or seise: to put in possession of property or vest with the right of possession or succession stand seized of land 2: to take possession or custody of (property) esp. by lawful authority seize drugs as evidence … Law dictionary
Seize (band) — Seize is a British electronic band started by Sandrine Gouriou in 1994. She was joined by Steven Young in 1997. The band released their debut EP Blades in 1999 and their debut album Lunacy in 2000. The third member of Seize, Rosie Harris, joined… … Wikipedia
Seize the Day (band) — Seize The Day are a folk band from the United Kingdom. They specialise in protest songs, and have supported many environmental campaigns across the world.HistorySeize The Day were founded in 1997 by singer songwriters Theo Simon and Shannon Smy,… … Wikipedia
seize — W3 [si:z] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: saisir to take possession of , from Medieval Latin sacire] 1.) to take hold of something suddenly and violently = ↑grab ▪ Suddenly he seized my hand. seize sth from sb ▪ Maggie sei … Dictionary of contemporary English
seize — (v.) mid 13c., from O.Fr. seisir to put in possession of, to take possession of, from L.L. sacire, generally held to be from a Germanic source, perhaps from Frankish *sakjan lay claim to (Cf. Goth. sokjan, O.E. secan to seek; see SEEK (Cf. seek)) … Etymology dictionary
Seize the Night (novel) — Infobox Book | name = Seize the Night image caption = Cover of Seize the Night author = Dean Koontz cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Moonlight Bay Trilogy genre = Suspense, Horror novel publisher = Cemetery Dance … Wikipedia
seize — verb 1 take hold of sb/sth suddenly and firmly ADVERB ▪ immediately, suddenly ▪ He was immediately seized and thrown into prison. PREPOSITION ▪ by ▪ She sei … Collocations dictionary
Seize the Night tour — infobox concert tour concert tour name = Seize the Night artist = Meat Loaf dates =2007 number of legs = 2 number of shows = 112 last tour =Hair of the Dog this tour =Seize the Night next tour = Seize the Night (also known as the Three Bats tour) … Wikipedia
