Usage of "take hold of"

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To take hold of, especially in the hands, so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of.

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Examples for "catch"

Keeping track of these health statistics can help catch heart problems early. 
 Reuters 

However there are better times of the year to catch this phenomenon. 
 The South African 

In addition, a catch-up programme targets schoolgirls reaching 18 years of age. 
 The Irish Times 

Metica said 'now,' great one, and I'll catch it if you're late. 
 The brazen gambit 

Baker said the health system was doing its best to catch up. 
 Radio NZ 

Visitors today have so much choice; it's difficult to grab our attention. 
 Independent.ie 

Also read: Land grab tensions continue in Hermanus after police station torched 
 The South African 

Google may grab the lowest coupon levels seen so far this year. 
 Reuters 

Now, the new government looks to have already overturned a land grab. 
 The South African 

The best course of action would be to grab Brooklyn and run. 
 The devil's closet 

Uso de take hold of em inglês

Harry saw Alice reach back and take hold of her husband's hand. 
 Blood harvest 

A distinct sense of alertness began to take hold of the settlement. 
 The Last Ship 

If something wants to take hold of my mind, I let it. 
 Level 7 

Izzy used her thumb and forefinger to take hold of the spoon. 
 On mystic lake 

These were not promising contracts for a company to take hold of. 
 Autobiography of mark twain, vol. 1 

Then suddenly an urgent thought seemed to take hold of his mind. 
 White Hunter, Black Heart 

The idea of the thing began to take hold of William's imagination. 
 More William 

And then the vast distances, the great spaces take hold of you. 
 The Sword of Antietam: A Story of the Nation's Crisis 

If you knew-Then an idea seemed to take hold of him. 
 The House of the Vampire 

We have to take hold of our reason by the right end. 
 The Mystery of the Yellow Room 

As they grow, tendrils shoot out and take hold of the sticks. 
 Chambers's Elementary Science Readers / Book I 

They-theywant to take hold of life and make nothing of it. 
 The New Machiavelli 

Then take hold of this pickaxe, and see how you like it. 
 The Gold Hunters' Adventures; Or, Life in Australia 

Artemis waited calmly for the drug to take hold of his system. 
 Artemis Fowl 

He came up and reached out to take hold of my arm. 
 Cord and Creese 

She'd take hold of the cowhide, and he would have to quit. 
 Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States... 

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