grapple vs seize

seize vs grapple

grapple is a noun but seize is not a noun.

grapple and seize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grapple	Yes	No	Yes	No
seize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, seize is a hypernym of grapple; that is, seize is a word with a broader meaning than grapple:

grapple: to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
seize: take into your hands deliberately

Other hypernyms of grapple include clutch, prehend, take hold, take hold of.

grapple (noun)	seize (noun)
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam

grapple (verb)	seize (verb)
to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match	capture the attention or imagination of
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available	affect
	take into your hands deliberately
	take or capture by force
	hook by a pull on the line
	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 grapple and seize

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