get hold

v take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of v get hold of or seize quickly and easily v make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand v obtain illegally or unscrupulously v take or grasp suddenly v capture the attention or imagination of

n a mechanical device for gripping an object n the act of catching an object with the hands v take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of v get hold of or seize quickly and easily v make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand v obtain illegally or unscrupulously v take or grasp suddenly v capture the attention or imagination of

without a curb v get hold of or seize quickly and easily v fit or restrain with a snaffle