seize vs clasp

seize is not a noun while clasp is a noun.

seize and clasp both are verbs.

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

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

seize: take into your hands deliberately
clasp: grasp firmly

Other hyponyms of seize include nab, rack, claw, apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up, capture, catch, get, collar, grip, grab, catch, grab, snap, snatch, snatch up, clench, clinch, grapple, grip.

seize (noun)	clasp (noun)
	the act of grasping
	a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together

seize (verb)	clasp (verb)
capture the attention or imagination of	hold firmly and tightly
affect	grasp firmly
take into your hands deliberately	fasten with a buckle or buckles
take or capture by force	fasten with or as if with a brooch
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 seize and clasp

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