TAKING HOLD

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

Synonyms:

grasping; prehension; seizing; taking hold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("taking hold" is a kind of...):

control (the activity of managing or exerting control over something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "taking hold"):

clasp; clench; clutch; clutches; grasp; grip; hold (the act of grasping)

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