get hold of

/gɛt hoʊld əv/

/gɛt həʊld əv/

Other forms: got hold of; getting hold of; gets hold of; gotten hold of

Definitions of get hold of

1. verb

   get into one's hands, take physically
   synonyms: take

   types:

   clutch, prehend, seize

   take hold of; grab

   seize

   take or capture by force

   nab

   seize suddenly

   rack

   seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block

   claw

   clutch as if in panic

   wrest

   obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically

   apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up

   take into custody

   capture, catch, get

   succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

   collar

   seize by the neck or collar

   clasp

   grasp firmly

   grip

   hold fast or firmly

   grab

   take or grasp suddenly

   catch, grab, take hold of

   take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

   snap, snatch, snatch up

   to grasp hastily or eagerly

   abduct, kidnap, nobble, snatch

   take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

   commandeer, highjack, hijack, pirate

   take arbitrarily or by force

   clench, clinch

   hold in a tight grasp

   grapple, grip

   grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
2. verb

   be in or establish communication with
   synonyms: contact, get through, reach

   types:

   ping

   send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active

   ping

   contact, usually in order to remind of something

   raise

   establish radio communications with

   type of:

   communicate, intercommunicate

   transmit thoughts or feelings
3. verb

   affect
   synonyms: clutch, seize

   type of:

   overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm

   overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli