Grab
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something) to restrain someone; to arrest to grip the attention; to enthrall
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a mechanical device that grabs
Example sentence: I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds.
Seize
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to deliberately take hold of; to grab or captureto take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance)to take possession of (by force, law etc.)to have a sudden and powerful effect uponto bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small lineto fasten, fixto lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ or )to have a seizureto bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up
Example sentence: Some parents say it is toy guns that make boys warlike. But give a boy a rubber duck and he will seize its neck like the butt of a pistol and shout 'Bang!'