seizing

IPA: sˈizɪŋ

The act of grabbing or taking possession.
(chiefly in the plural) Something seized.
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.

Examples of "seizing" in Sentences

Yet we all know that what the power women are seizing is no luxury.
"When you are connected, you feel a joy in seizing some aspect of the real world," Lyons says.
The public option is this liberals first step in seizing control of our health care – anyone says otherwise is lying.
[...] continues on to talk about viral culture which he describes as seizing, elevating, and spreading ideas as meaningful, significant, or [...]
Not only was the Israeli interception of the flotilla unlawful, "the use of force by the Israeli forces in seizing control of the Mavi Marmara and other vessels was also prima facie unlawful since there was no legal basis for the Israeli forces to conduct an assault and interception in international waters."
"I don't know where else petitioners like us can go without going to a national bureau," said Jiang Rongsheng, a petitioner from Anhui province who has been to the national petitions office three times in the past year to protest what he describes as the seizing of land by local officials without an offer of compensation.