 get_hold_of |
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| 1. | [ verb ] get into one's hands, take physically | |
| Synonyms: | take | |
| Examples: | "Take a cookie!" "Can you take this bag, please" |
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| Related terms: | clutch seize seize seize take_away doff undertake scoop take_in dismember take_in pickings | |
| 2. | [ verb ] affect | |
| Synonyms: | clutch seize seize prehend | |
| Examples: | "Fear seized the prisoners" "The patient was seized with unbearable pains" "He was seized with a dreadful disease" |
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| Related terms: | take overwhelm catch collar snatch grip get grapple wrest clench claw clasp rack grab nab collar clutch | |
| 3. | [ verb ] be in communication with, establish communication with | |
| Synonyms: | reach contact get_through | |
| Examples: | "Our advertisements reach millions" "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia" |
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| Related terms: | communicate raise ping ping liaison | |
| Similar spelling: |
get_hold get_a_load |
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