seize

About 4.84 uses per million words.

Meaning

verb To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
verb To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).
verb To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
to seize smuggled goods
verb To have a sudden and powerful effect upon.
a panic seized the crowd
verb Alternative spelling of seise (“to vest ownership of an estate in land”).
verb To bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line.
to seize two fish-hooks back to back
verb To fasten, fix.
verb To lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon).
to seize on the neck of a horse