seize
1 verb POLICE take legal possession of TRANSITIVEgabh verb tóg verb urghabh technical term verb to seize goods earraí a ghabháila total of 20 vehicles were seized gabhadh seilbh ar 20 feithicil san iomlán, urghabhadh 20 feithicil ar fad 2 verb by force TRANSITIVEtóg verb gabh verb seilbh a ghlacadh ar they seized the town after a long battle thóg siad an baile i ndiaidh cath mórhe seized the throne ghlac sé seilbh ar an ríchathaoirTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb take opportunity TRANSITIVEtapaigh verb glac verb beir ar PhrV he seized the opportunity at the right time thapaigh sé an deis ag an am ceart, rug sé ar an bhfaill ag an am ceart, d'fhreastail sé an t-áiméar ag an am ceart 4 verb take control, gain advantage TRANSITIVEglac verb gabh verb tóg verb the party seized control of the upper house ghabh an páirtí forlámhas ar an teach uachtarach, thóg an páirtí ceannas ar an teach uachtarachhe seized the moral high ground tharraing sé ról an mhorálaí mhóir air féin 5 verb grab forcefully TRANSITIVEgreim a bhreith ar to seize sb by the hand greim láimhe a bhreith ar dhuinehe seized my wrist rug sé greim ar chaol mo láimhe 6 verb (of emotion or thought) take hold of TRANSITIVEa sudden impulse seized her and she left bhuail spadhar í agus d'imigh sípanic seized the crowd bhuail scaoll an slua, scanraigh an sluahe was seized with fear bhuail eagla éI was seized with a desire to see my father again bhuail fonn millteanach mé m'athair a fheiceáil arís 7 verb AUTO of engine INTRANSITIVEgreamaigh verb stalc verb the engine seized ghreamaigh an t-inneall