Analysis Complete

take hold

/ take hold /

verb

verb Sense 1

assume control

Type of:

head lead

Kinds of:

move in on

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 2

have or hold in one''s hands or grip

"Hold this bowl for a moment, please"

"A crazy idea took hold of him"

Opposites:

let go of let go release relinquish

Kinds of:

grasp hold on cling to hold close hold tight

Derived:

clasp clench clutch clutches grasp

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

Somebody ----s on something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

Somebody ----s something

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