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English verb: take hold of | |||
| 1. | take hold of (contact) take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of | ||
| Samples | Catch the ball!. Grab the elevator door!. | ||
| Synonyms | catch, grab | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clutch, prehend, seize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fish, harpoon, hook, intercept, net, nett, stop | ||
| Verb group | catch | ||
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