Available Definitions:
1) n. - The act of taking or grasping suddenly.
2) n. - The operation of fastening together or lashing.
3) n. - The cord or lashing used for such fastening.
4) v. t. - To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's goods.
5) v. t. - To fasten; to fix.
6) v. t. - To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly; as, to seize an idea.
7) v. t. - To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes.