Search Result for "take hold":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. assume control;
[syn: take hold, take charge, take control]

2. have or hold in one's hands or grip;
- Example: "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"
- Example: "A crazy idea took hold of him"
[syn: hold, take hold]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

take hold
    v 1: assume control [syn: take hold, take charge, take
         control]
    2: have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a
       moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him" [syn:
       hold, take hold] [ant: let go, let go of, release,
       relinquish]