seize
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Sense: Verb: grab
Synonyms:
grab Collocations, snatch Collocations, take Collocations, take hold of, catch hold of, grip Collocations, get hold of, clutch at, grasp Collocations, snag Collocations, catch Collocations, lay hold of, lay hold on
Antonyms:
let go of, lose your grip, loosen your grip, loosen, miss Collocations, drop Collocations, let slip, release Collocations, unfasten
Sense: Verb: take by force
Synonyms:
take Collocations, occupy Collocations, conquer Collocations, capture Collocations, take sth/sb by storm, take sth/sb by force, swoop down on, spring upon, overwhelm Collocations, ambush Collocations, overrun Collocations, overpower, subdue Collocations, overcome Collocations
Antonyms:
leave Collocations, pass by, let alone, leave alone, let go, relinquish Collocations, free Collocations, liberate, surrender Collocations, give in, yield Collocations, lose Collocations, part with, throw in the towel, wave the white flag
Sense: Verb: capture - people
Synonyms:
apprehend, capture Collocations, arrest Collocations, collar Collocations , catch Collocations, kidnap Collocations, abduct, take sb prisoner, take sb captive, nab , nick Collocations , take sb into custody, book Collocations
Sense: Verb: confiscate
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Sense: Verb: comprehend
Synonyms:
comprehend Collocations, get Collocations , grasp Collocations, understand Collocations, catch on to , cotton on to , see Collocations, conceive Collocations, register Collocations, apprehend, perceive Collocations, get your head around, get your head round , wrap your head round , wrap your head around
Antonyms:
fail to understand, be confused, not get, misunderstand, overlook Collocations, misinterpret, be ignorant
Sense: Verb: act without hesitation - opportunity
Synonyms:
jump at , take advantage of, grab Collocations, take Collocations, exploit Collocations, not waste, pounce on