To compel, as the attention, interest, or imagination, of

• grab

  1. To snatch or try to snatch something
  2. To take hurriedly:
  3. (Informal) To get or take quickly

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  1. To snatch or try to snatch something
  2. To take hurriedly:
  3. (Informal) To get or take quickly

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• spellbind

  1. To attract one's attention as if by a magic spell.
  2. To hold under or as if under a spell; enchant or fascinate.

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  1. To attract one's attention as if by a magic spell.
  2. To hold under or as if under a spell; enchant or fascinate.

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• rivet

  1. To hammer or spread the end of (a bolt, etc.) into a head, for fastening something
  2. To fix or hold (the eyes, attention, etc.) firmly
  3. To engross or hold (the gaze or attention, for example).

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  1. To hammer or spread the end of (a bolt, etc.) into a head, for fastening something
  2. To fix or hold (the eyes, attention, etc.) firmly
  3. To engross or hold (the gaze or attention, for example).

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• mesmerize

  1. To hypnotize.
  2. To exercise mesmerism on; to spellbind; to enthrall.
  3. To hold the attention of; transfix, captivate, fascinate, etc.

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  1. To hypnotize.
  2. To exercise mesmerism on; to spellbind; to enthrall.
  3. To hold the attention of; transfix, captivate, fascinate, etc.

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• hold

  1. To keep from falling or moving; support:
  2. To maintain a desired or accustomed position or condition:
  3. To stop the movement or progress of:

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  1. To keep from falling or moving; support:
  2. To maintain a desired or accustomed position or condition:
  3. To stop the movement or progress of:

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• grip

  1. To get and hold the attention of
  2. To take firmly and hold fast with the hand, teeth, an instrument, etc.
  3. To secure and maintain a tight hold on; seize firmly.

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  1. To get and hold the attention of
  2. To take firmly and hold fast with the hand, teeth, an instrument, etc.
  3. To secure and maintain a tight hold on; seize firmly.

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• fascinate

  1. (Obs.) To put under a spell; bewitch
  2. To hold the attention of by being very interesting or delightful; charm; captivate
  3. (Archaic) To deprive of the ability to escape or move, usually by the power of a look. Used of serpents.

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  1. (Obs.) To put under a spell; bewitch
  2. To hold the attention of by being very interesting or delightful; charm; captivate
  3. (Archaic) To deprive of the ability to escape or move, usually by the power of a look. Used of serpents.

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• enthrall

  1. (Now Rare) To make a slave of; enslave
  2. To hold spellbound; captivate:
  3. To hold as if in a spell; captivate; fascinate

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  1. (Now Rare) To make a slave of; enslave
  2. To hold spellbound; captivate:
  3. To hold as if in a spell; captivate; fascinate

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• catch up

  1. (Intransitive) To be brought up to date with news.
  2. To pick up suddenly.
  3. (Intransitive) To get news

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  1. (Intransitive) To be brought up to date with news.
  2. To pick up suddenly.
  3. (Intransitive) To get news

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• arrest

  1. To stop or check the motion, course, or spread of
  2. To seize or take into custody by authority of the law
  3. To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.

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  1. To stop or check the motion, course, or spread of
  2. To seize or take into custody by authority of the law
  3. To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.

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To fascinate

• hypnotize

  1. To put into a state of hypnosis
  2. To fascinate by or as if by hypnosis.
  3. To affect or influence by or as if by hypnotism; spellbind

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  1. To put into a state of hypnosis
  2. To fascinate by or as if by hypnosis.
  3. To affect or influence by or as if by hypnotism; spellbind

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• bewitch

  1. To captivate completely; fascinate.
  2. To use witchcraft or magic on; cast a spell over
  3. To attract and delight irresistibly; enchant; fascinate; charm

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  1. To captivate completely; fascinate.
  2. To use witchcraft or magic on; cast a spell over
  3. To attract and delight irresistibly; enchant; fascinate; charm

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• captivate

  1. Glanvill
  2. To capture the attention or affection of, as by beauty, excellence, etc.; fascinate; charm
  3. To attract and hold the interest of, as by beauty or wit.

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  1. Glanvill
  2. To capture the attention or affection of, as by beauty, excellence, etc.; fascinate; charm
  3. To attract and hold the interest of, as by beauty or wit.

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To impale

• stick

  1. To kill by piercing:
  2. To pierce, puncture, or penetrate with a pointed instrument:
  3. To prop (a vine, etc.) with a stick or sticks

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  1. To kill by piercing:
  2. To pierce, puncture, or penetrate with a pointed instrument:
  3. To prop (a vine, etc.) with a stick or sticks

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• pierce

  1. To force a way into or through; break through
  2. To cut or pass through with or as if with a sharp instrument; stab or penetrate.
  3. To penetrate into or through something:

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  1. To force a way into or through; break through
  2. To cut or pass through with or as if with a sharp instrument; stab or penetrate.
  3. To penetrate into or through something:

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• spear

  1. To stab at something with a spear or other sharp object.
  2. To catch with a thrust of the arm:
  3. (--- Sports) To jab (an opponent) with the blade of a hockey stick, in violation of the rules.

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  1. To stab at something with a spear or other sharp object.
  2. To catch with a thrust of the arm:
  3. (--- Sports) To jab (an opponent) with the blade of a hockey stick, in violation of the rules.

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