hook vs seize

hook is a noun but seize is not a noun.

hook and seize both are verbs.

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

As verbs, seize is a hyponym of hook; that is, seize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hook:

hook: catch with a hook
seize: hook by a pull on the line

Other hyponyms of hook include strike.

hook (noun)	seize (noun)
a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
a catch for locking a door
anything that serves as an enticement
a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

hook (verb)	seize (verb)
approach with an offer of sexual favors	capture the attention or imagination of
entice and trap	affect
secure with the foot	take into your hands deliberately
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)	take or capture by force
fasten with a hook	hook by a pull on the line
catch with a hook	take possession of by force, as after an invasion
hit with a hook	take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left	seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
make off with belongings of others
take by theft
rip off; ask an unreasonable price

Difference between hook and seize

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