Grabbing
Seizing
Seizing noun - The act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles).
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- confiscation and grabbing
- confiscation and seizing
- seize and grabbing
- seize and seizing
- take and grabbing
- take and seizing
- clutch and grabbing
- clutch and seizing
- appropriation and grabbing
- appropriation and seizing
- appropriate and grabbing
- appropriate and seizing
- grasp and grabbing
- grasp and seizing
Both words in one sentence
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Blagging: No player may seize any part of an opponent's broom to slow or hinder the player (Draco Malfoy commits this foul in Prisoner of Azkaban, by grabbing Harry's broomtail to stop him from seizing the Snitch).
Source: Calvinball
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