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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Erica	['erikə]
Isidore	IZ-i-dawr (English), ee-zee-DOR (French)	English, French, Georgian, Jewish
Raisa (1)	rah-EE-sah	Russian
Vinnie	VIN-ee	English
Rozalija	-	Lithuanian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
Waite	[weit]