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get hold of1Grasp physically.She snatched up the nearest thing that her hand could get hold of....- When I pick him up, he clutches whatever he can get hold of.
- One fireman seemed to get hold of him then he seemed to slip from his grasp.
1.1 informal Obtain: if you can’t get hold of ripe tomatoes, add some tomato puree...- We are very concerned that someone is attempting to get hold of original certificates, which could then be used to obtain false documentation such as passports or for other fraudulent purposes.
- Robert had a gift for acquiring guarded information that no one else could get hold of.
- It is very easy for young people to get hold of their parents' credit cards or to acquire credit cards by other means.
Synonyms obtain, acquire, get, find, come by, pick up, procure, get possession of; buy, purchase informal get one's hands on, lay one's hands on, get one's mitts on 1.2 informal Find or manage to contact (someone): I’ll try and get hold of Mark...- All he was able to say when his wife in London managed to get hold of him was simply to repeat, ‘Everything's gone.’
- We got the story back to Scotland in time for the first editions, and Patricia Ferguson managed to get hold of Jack McConnell in China.
- Eventually, she managed to get hold of neighbours who rushed her to hospital.
Synonyms contact, get in touch with, communicate with, make contact with, approach, reach, notify, be in communication with; phone, call, speak to, talk to, write to; British ring (up), get on to informal drop a line to See parent entry: hold |