seizing

A binding of multiple turns of thread or light line around a rope end to keep it from unlaying.

The lighter line so used.

The act of taking hold or possession.

Nautical, the operation of fastening, binding, or lashing with several turns of a cord, or the fastening so made; also, the cord used for that purpose; seizing-stuff. See also cut under rose-lashing.

The act of taking or grasping suddenly.