1.take hold of; grab;
The salesclerk quickly seized the money on the counter
2.take or capture by force;
The terrorists seized the politicians
3.take possession of by force, as after an invasion;
the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
4.take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority;
The FBI seized the drugs
5.seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession;
He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town
6.hook by a pull on the line;
strike a fish
7.affect;
Fear seized the prisoners
8.capture the attention or imagination of;
This story will grab you