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small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together

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the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

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It is mutiny- seizing the transport of one's own army.
The case, as represented by the offended parties, was that, after seizing the transports, Major Denisov, being drunk, went to the chief quartermaster and without any provocation called him a thief, threatened to strike him, and on being led out had rushed into the office and given two officials a thrashing, and dislocated the arm of one of them.
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Along with seizing one vessel, Iranian authorities also stopped another Liberian-flagged ship in the Strait of the Hormuz for "violating international regulations."
Kuwait raises concern amid escalating tension in Gulf
KARACHI -- The Pakistan Navy on Friday announced seizing a consignment of liquor near Ormara coast in Balochistan.
Pakistan Navy seizes liquor consignment near Ormara coast
He said that the Agency currently manages 15 million KM of seized assets, emphasizing that there are two types of confiscation, one is the blocking of the assets when they remain in the possession of the owner and the other is physically seizing the assets.
BAMIN Network: Message is clear, crime does not pay
Israeli forces have been seizing residents' agricultural properties and vehicles for more than ten days.
IOF confiscate vehicles from Tubas
Out of seven directorates in the country, Faisalabad Directorate is leading from the front by seizing 31 million 420 thousand sticks of illicit cigarettes of local brands by taking actions under relevant provisions and Rules of Federal Excise Act, 2005 and Sales Tax Act, 1990 against 26 culprits.
FBR saves revenue of Rs 127.83 million by capturing huge cache of smuggled cigarettes
"This year we are seizing dogs because this is believed to be a significant deterrent.
Man arrested accused of hare coursing
Police in Northumbria seized 4.2kg of cocaine while Durham seized 3.5kg - making it the most commonly seized Class-A drug in the North East, with Northumbria seizing Police in Northumbria seized 4.2kg of cocaine while Durham seized 3.5kg - making it the most commonly seized Class-A drug in the North East, with Northumbria seizing 1,200kg of heroin and Durham seizing 200kg.
19,000 cannabis plants seized in one year
Police in Northumbria seized 4.2kg of cocaine while Durham seized 3.5kg - making it the most seized Class A drug in the North East with Northumbria seizing 1,200kg of heroin and Durham seizing 200kg of the drug.
Cannabis is the most-seized drug in the North East, Home Office figures have revealed; Thousands of cannabis plants and almost 100kg of herbal cannabis were seized by Durham and Northumbria police in 2014
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