Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1. 
 get something or somebody for a specific purpose; 
- Example: "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"- Example: "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"- Example: "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"[syn: line up, get hold, come up, find]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
get hold
    v 1: get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found
         this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got
         hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got
         hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent
         letter" [syn: line up, get hold, come up, find]