seize vs nobble

nobble vs seize

seize and nobble both are verbs.

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

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

seize: take or capture by force
nobble: take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

Other hyponyms of seize include raven, wrest, abduct, kidnap, snatch, commandeer, highjack, hijack, pirate.

seize (verb)	nobble (verb)
capture the attention or imagination of	disable by drugging
affect	take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
take into your hands deliberately	make off with belongings of others
take or capture by force	deprive of by deceit
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 nobble

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