pick up vs seize

seize vs pick up

pick up and seize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pick up	No	No	Yes	No
seize	No	No	Yes	No

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

pick up: take into custody
seize: take into your hands deliberately

Other hypernyms of pick up include clutch, prehend, take hold, take hold of.

pick up (verb)	seize (verb)
gain or regain energy	capture the attention or imagination of
improve significantly; go from bad to good	affect
lift out or reflect from a background	take into your hands deliberately
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally	take or capture by force
eat by pecking at, like a bird	hook by a pull on the line
take into custody	take possession of by force, as after an invasion
take up by hand	take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
fill with high spirits; fill with optimism	seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
take and lift upward
perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
register (perceptual input)
buy casually or spontaneously
gather or collect
get in addition, as an increase
meet someone for sexual purposes

Difference between pick up and seize

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