seize vs grab

seize is not a noun while grab is a noun.

seize and grab both are verbs.

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

As verbs, seize and grab are synonyms defined as:

seize and grab: capture the attention or imagination of

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

seize: take into your hands deliberately
grab: take or grasp suddenly

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

seize (noun)	grab (noun)
	the act of catching an object with the hands
	a mechanical device for gripping an object

seize (verb)	grab (verb)
capture the attention or imagination of	capture the attention or imagination of
affect	take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
take into your hands deliberately	take or grasp suddenly
take or capture by force	make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand
hook by a pull on the line	get hold of or seize quickly and easily
take possession of by force, as after an invasion	obtain illegally or unscrupulously
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 grab

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