take hold of

catch somebody doing something or in a certain state v perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily v reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot v take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of v succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase v to hook or entangle v attract and fix v capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping v reach in time v get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly v catch up with and possibly overtake v be struck or affected by v check oneself during an action v hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers v see or watch v cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled v detect a blunder or misstep v grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of v contract v start burning v perceive by hearing v suffer from the receipt of v attract

n the act of grasping n the act of grasping n a tense critical situation n a number of birds hatched at the same time n a collection of things or persons to be handled together n a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand n a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism n a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism v take hold of

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

v raise from a lower to a higher position v take hold of something and move it to a different location v move upwards v move upward v make audible v cancel officially v make off with belongings of others v raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help v invigorate or heighten v raise in rank or condition v take off or away by decreasing v rise up v pay off (a mortgage) v take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech