take_hold_of (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *take hold of*:
VERB	contact	take hold of, catch, grab	take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

English > *take hold of*: 1 sense > verb 1, contact
Meaning	take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	catch, grab
Narrower	fish	catch or try to catch fish or shellfish
	harpoon	Spear with a harpoon
	hook	catch with a hook
	intercept, stop	seize / seize on its way
	net, nett	catch with a net
Broader	seize, prehend, clutch	take hold of
Similar to	catch	Be the catcher
Spanish	agarrar, atrapar, capturar, cazar, coger
Catalan	agafar, arrabassar, capturar, prendre

HyperDic: take_hold_of