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take hold of
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | take hold of - take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"grab, catchcatch - be the catcher; "Who is catching?"harpoon - spear with a harpoon; "harpoon whales"fish - catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends"clutch, prehend, seize - 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"hook - catch with a hook; "hook a fish"nett, net - catch with a net; "net a fish"intercept, stop - seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace" |
take hold of
take (a)hold of (someone or something)To grasp or seize in one's hands. Take hold of this rope and lower yourself out the window. He took ahold of the box and carried it out of the building. I tried to take ahold of her before she fell off the step, but it happened too fast.See also: of, taketake hold of someone or somethingto grasp someone or something. He took hold of the child, which frightened her very much. Terry took hold of the doorknob and turned it.See also: hold, of, taketake hold of
Related to take hold of: awaited, outlined, reinvigorated, makes for, hunkered down, overhyped, scrutinised, took overSynonyms for take hold ofverb take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion ofSynonymsRelated Words- catch
- harpoon
- fish
- clutch
- prehend
- seize
- hook
- nett
- net
- intercept
- stop
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