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get hold of

3 syllables

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As a verb, get hold of means get into one's hands, take physically.

Meanings of get hold of

3 meanings

verb

Get into one's hands, take physically
“Take a cookie!”
“Can you take this bag, please”
Similar: take
Be in or establish communication with
“Our advertisements reach millions”
“He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia”
Similar: reach, get through, contact
Affect
“Fear seized the prisoners”
“The patient was seized with unbearable pains”
“He was seized with a dreadful disease”
Similar: seize, clutch

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

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verb: get into one's hands, take physically

verb: be in or establish communication with

reach get through contact

verb: affect

Nearby words

get back get by get down get even get-go get going get in get into get it get off get on get out