Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A binding of multiple turns of thread or light line around a rope end to keep it from unlaying.
- noun The lighter line so used.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of taking hold or possession.
- noun Nautical, the operation of fastening, binding, or lashing with several turns of a cord, or the fastening so made; also, the cord used for that purpose; seizing-stuff. See also cut under
rose-lashing .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of taking or grasping suddenly.
- noun The operation of fastening together or lashing.
- noun The cord or lashing used for such fastening.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a type of
lashing orbinding by a small cord - verb Present participle of
seize .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
- noun small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
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Examples
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"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.
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[...] continues on to talk about viral culture which he describes as seizing, elevating, and spreading ideas as meaningful, significant, or [...]
How viral culture is changing how we learn, share, create, and interact » Nieman Journalism Lab 2009
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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."
Marjorie Cohn: Israel Raid on Gaza Flotilla: US Failure to Condemn Despite UN Findings Marjorie Cohn 2010
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Yet we all know that what the power women are seizing is no luxury.
Dr. Sharon Ufberg: Women in Their 50s Seize Their Power Dr. Sharon Ufberg 2010
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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."
Marjorie Cohn: Israel Raid on Gaza Flotilla: US Failure to Condemn Despite UN Findings Marjorie Cohn 2010
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The public option is this liberals first step in seizing control of our health care – anyone says otherwise is lying.
Gibbs: For congressional Dems, public option 'a means to an end' 2009
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"When you are connected, you feel a joy in seizing some aspect of the real world," Lyons says.
John Seed: Mari Lyons: Every Object Rightly Seen John Seed 2010
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Yet we all know that what the power women are seizing is no luxury.
Dr. Sharon Ufberg: Women in Their 50s Seize Their Power Dr. Sharon Ufberg 2010
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Yet we all know that what the power women are seizing is no luxury.
Dr. Sharon Ufberg: Women in Their 50s Seize Their Power Dr. Sharon Ufberg 2010
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Yet we all know that what the power women are seizing is no luxury.
Dr. Sharon Ufberg: Women in Their 50s Seize Their Power Dr. Sharon Ufberg 2010
reesetee commented on the word seizing
A knot used to hold two lines or two parts of the same line together.
February 23, 2008