Analysis Complete

get hold of

/ get hold of /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
get into one''s hands, take physically
"Take a cookie!"
"Can you take this bag, please"
Kinds of:
seize prehend clutch
Derived:
pickings taking
See also:
take in undertake tackle take on scoop
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
affect
"Fear seized the prisoners"
"The patient was seized with unberable pains"
"He was seized with a dreadful disease"
Type of:
overwhelm overpower sweep over
Derived:
clutch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 3
be in or establish communication with
"Our advertisements reach millions"
"He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
Type of:
communicate intercommunicate
Kinds of:
ping raise
Derived:
liaison link contact inter-group communication
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
34%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
22
Times Searched
3
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seize prehend clutch overwhelm overpower sweep over communicate intercommunicate ping raise