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seizing
[ see-zing ]
noun
- the act of a person or thing that seizes.
- 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
/ ˈːɪŋ /
noun
- nautical a binding used for holding together two ropes, two spars, etc, esp by lashing with a separate rope
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
In such a milieu, Hine’s troubling 1908 photographs would easily disappear, perhaps seizing a moment but soon evaporating into the visual miasma that floods the zone daily.
Farage is a past master at grabbing headlines, seizing on issues other politicians are sometimes reluctant to, talking in terms that raise eyebrows, creating rows and news coverage.
The agency has many enforcement powers, such as withholding refunds, taking part of someone’s paycheck and seizing property to pay debts.
By seizing them, he says, Moscow denies access to revenue for Ukraine, expands its own resource base and influences global supply chains.
The White House said reports of China seizing the reef were "deeply concerning if true".
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