English verb: prehend | |||
1. | prehend (contact) take hold of; grab | ||
Samples | The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter. She clutched her purse. The mother seized her child by the arm. Birds of prey often seize small mammals. | ||
Synonyms | clutch, seize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | get hold of, take | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | apprehend, arrest, capture, catch, catch, clasp, claw, clench, clinch, collar, collar, cop, get, grab, grab, grapple, grip, grip, nab, nab, nail, pick up, rack, snap, snatch, snatch up, take hold of | ||