seize onto



seize onto someone or something

to grab onto someone or something. The beggar seized onto the well-dressed gentleman and demanded money. Tony seized onto the doorknob and gave it a hard jerk.
See also: seize

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Denholm-English (Rare)
Harukihah-ṙoo-keeJapanese
AntheaAN-thee-ə (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Tudor (2)-Romanian
Lerato-Southern African, Sotho
Wahyu-Indonesian