rack vs seize

rack is a noun but seize is not a noun.

rack and seize both are verbs.

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

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

rack: seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
seize: take into your hands deliberately

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

rack (noun)	seize (noun)
a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
a support for displaying ot holding various articles
an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
the destruction or collapse of something
rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton

rack (verb)	seize (verb)
torture on the rack	capture the attention or imagination of
seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block	affect
place in a rack	take into your hands deliberately
work on a rack	take or capture by force
stretch to the limits	hook by a pull on the line
torment emotionally or mentally	take possession of by force, as after an invasion
go at a rack	take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
draw off from the lees	seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
run before a gale
fly in high wind
obtain by coercion or intimidation
put on a rack and pinion

Difference between rack and seize

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