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Meanings of taking hold in English

The act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

Usage of taking hold in English
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The same feverish restlessness was taking hold in similar circles in Europe.
The 5000 year leap: a miracle that changed the world
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The Dominican crisis broke just as the new dogma was taking hold.
The new yorker
3
As I said the words, I could feel a shift taking hold.
Between a heart and a rock place: a memoir
4
She'd hardly eaten anything today, and the wine was taking hold fast.
Killer
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It adds credence to anecdotal accounts of a new normal taking hold.
Reuters
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The four figures stooped slightly, presumably taking hold of the casket's handles.
The Great Book of Amber
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The system was taking hold, and there was a bed for everyone.
Atonement
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And a new rumour was taking hold.. that there were icebergs about.
Reuters
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I said, taking hold of the hand which lay upon the coverlid.
Daisy in the Field
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She looked at him, taking hold of his hands without touching him.
Complete Books of Blood
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The truth is taking hold of us and is seizing us all.
The Ghost in the White House / Some suggestions as to how a hund...
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And taking hold of my hand, they carried me to the magistrate.
Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes
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It was like taking hold of a snake, strong, sinewy, and wriggling.
Death angel
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Evelyn asked, taking hold of one glove as if to keep them.
The Voyage Out
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Where it's taking hold of people's lives, they increasingly live like Jesus.
The myth of a christian religion: losing your religion for the b...
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Thus Le Blanc, taking hold of a little casket, Cellamare cried, M.
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Complete
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