prehend
take hold of;
grab
- The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter
- She clutched her purse
- The mother seized her child by the arm
- Birds of prey often seize small mammals
• Syn:
seize, clutch
• Derivationally related forms:
clutch (for: clutch), prehension, seizing (for: seize)
• Hypernyms:
take, get hold of
• Hyponyms:
nab, rack, claw, collar, nail,
apprehend, arrest, pick up, cop, get, catch,
capture, clasp, grip, grab, take hold of, snatch,
snatch up, snap, clench, clinch, grapple
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
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