Seize (4)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">seize</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that seize can be written as grab)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for grab that I've seen before include "Impress" , "Catch hold (of)" , "Seize hold of" , "Grasp roughly" , "Seize roughly" .)
(Other definitions for grip that I've seen before include "interest - a lot!" , "Keep firm hold of" , "Hold fast" , "Hold firmly; travelling bag" , "Member of film crew" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">seize</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that seize is a more specific form of the action take)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for take that I've seen before include "Capture, secure" , "Remove, subtract" , "Subtract; accept" , "Consume (drugs)" , "catch" .)
(Other definitions for hijack that I've seen before include "Criminal seizure of plane" , "Seizure of vehicle in motion" , "Seize control of (plane)" , "Rainwater conduit" , "Steal, in transit" .)
(Other definitions for detain that I've seen before include "Ate din (anag.)" , "Keep waiting or under restraint" , "Keep in custody or delay" , "Hold (someone) back" , "put in jail" .)
(Other definitions for snatch that I've seen before include "Grasp hastily" , "Deftly seize" , "pluck" , "Appropriate" , "pull" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">seize</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that annex is a more specific form of the action seize)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for annex that I've seen before include "Add as an extra part" , "An addition that extends a main building" , "Add to one's territory" , "Seize" , "Attach (land)" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">seize</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that seize can be written as usurp)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for usurp that I've seen before include "Arrogate" , "Take control illegally" , "Take (power etc) illegally" , "Dethrone" , "Take power unlawfully" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">seize</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for grasp that I've seen before include "Lay hold of" , "Get hold of firmly" , "Seize firmly - or understand (5)" , "Seize - comprehend" , "Seize, hold firmly" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">seize</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that seize is a more specific form of the action hook)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for catch that I've seen before include "Dismiss (batsman); break (in voice)" , "Apprehend - drawback" , "Trap (a batsman?)" , "Something trapped" , "Understand" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">seize</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that wrest is a more specific form of the action seize)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for wrest that I've seen before include "Wrench away" , "Forcibly pull away" , "Forcibly remove (from another's possession)" , "The old piano tuner" , "Remove with force" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">seize</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that nab is a more specific form of the action seize)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for nab that I've seen before include "Arrest (colloq.)" , "nail" , "Cop" , "Run in" , "Pinch" .)