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TAKE HOLD OF

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

Example:

Grab the elevator door!

Synonyms:

catch; grab; take hold of

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "take hold of" is one way to...):

clutch; prehend; seize (take hold of; grab)

Verb group:

catch (be the catcher)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "take hold of"):

harpoon (spear with a harpoon)

fish (catch or try to catch fish or shellfish)

hook (catch with a hook)

net; nett (catch with a net)

intercept; stop (seize on its way)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

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