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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
Aston Villa and manager Unai Emery are reaping the rewards for seizing the moment to buck the trend that states the January transfer window is high-risk and rarely offers value.
Several of the states’ prior lawsuits have also alleged that Trump is illegally seizing funding powers that belong to Congress, and not to the executive branch.
A BBC investigation revealed that nearly four years after seizing power in a coup, the military now controls less than a quarter of the country.
Since M23 rebels and Rwandan troops began seizing cities in eastern DR Congo in January, war has forced many hundreds of thousands of Congolese people to flee the violence and their homes.
Since taking office, Trump has repeatedly voiced interest in seizing Greenland, despite both Denmark and Greenland's firm rejections of the idea.
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