seizing

[see-zing]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that seizes.

2. Nautical.,  a means of binding or fastening together two objects, as two ropes, or parts of the same rope, by a number of longitudinal and transverse turns of marline, wire, or other small stuff.

seizing

/ ˈsiːzɪŋ /

noun

1. nautical a binding used for holding together two ropes, two spars, etc, esp by lashing with a separate rope

Word History and Origins

Origin of seizing¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; seize + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Professor Lenton concluded: "Only with a combination of decisive policy and civil society action can the world tip its trajectory from facing existential Earth system tipping point risks to seizing positive tipping point opportunities."

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Others say the conditions warrant the provincial government stepping in and seizing the whales.

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Landing in Peru in 1531, during the Inca Civil War, the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro found the Inca Road an ideal conduit for seizing the empire and draining it of its treasure.

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Nazon put the visitors up 1-0 in the 12th minute, seizing upon a loose ball in the box and slotting home from close range.

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The Germans forced survivors into concentration camps, seizing their lands for the state and selling vast tracts to white settlers at heavily subsidized rates, according to historians and researchers.

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Related Words

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