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grab vs seize

seize vs grab

grab is a noun but seize is not a noun.

grab and seize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grab Yes No Yes No
seize No No Yes No
As verbs, grab and seize are synonyms defined as:
  • grab and seize: capture the attention or imagination of
As verbs, seize is a hypernym of grab; that is, seize is a word with a broader meaning than grab:
  • grab: take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
  • seize: take into your hands deliberately
Other hypernyms of grab include clutch, prehend, take hold, take hold of.
As verbs, seize is a hypernym of grab; that is, seize is a word with a broader meaning than grab:
  • grab: take or grasp suddenly
  • seize: take into your hands deliberately
Other hypernyms of grab include clutch, prehend, take hold, take hold of.
grab (noun) seize (noun)
the act of catching an object with the hands
a mechanical device for gripping an object
grab (verb) seize (verb)
capture the attention or imagination of capture the attention or imagination of
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of affect
take or grasp suddenly take into your hands deliberately
make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand take or capture by force
get hold of or seize quickly and easily hook by a pull on the line
obtain illegally or unscrupulously take possession of by force, as after an invasion
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
Difference between grab and seize

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