seize, prehend, clutch
(verb) take hold of; grab; “The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter”; “She clutched her purse”; “The mother seized her child by the arm”; “Birds of prey often seize small mammals”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
prehend (third-person singular simple present prehends, present participle prehending, simple past and past participle prehended)
(obsolete) To lay hold of; to seize.
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*hend" (, v. t. Etym: [L. prehendere. See Prehensile.]
Definition: To lay hold of; to seize. [Obs.] Middleton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
