take hold of
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of (Freq. 1)
- Catch the ball!
- Grab the elevator door!
• Syn:
catch, grab
• See Also:
catch up (for: catch)
• Derivationally related forms:
grab (for: grab), catch (for: catch), catcher (for: catch)
• Hypernyms:
seize, prehend, clutch
• Hyponyms:
harpoon, fish, hook, net, nett,
intercept, stop
• Verb Group:
catch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
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