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ROGET THESAURUS

RELATED WORDS : cargo hold choke hold double take get hold get hold of give and take give or take hold hold back hold by hold cheap hold close hold dear hold down hold everything hold fast hold firm hold forth hold good hold in hold in contempt hold off hold office hold on hold one's own hold open hold out hold out on hold over hold still for hold sway hold the line hold tight hold together hold true hold up hold water hold with hold your horses scissor hold scissors hold strangle hold take take a bow take a breath take a breather take a chance take a crack at take a crap take a dare take a dive take a firm stand take a hit take a hop take a joke take a leak take a look take a powder take a shit take aback take account take advantage take advantage of take after take aim take apart take arms take aside take away take back take by storm take care take care of take chances take charge take control take cover take down take effect take exception take fire take five take flight take for take for granted take form take from take heart take heed take hold of take home take home pay take in take in charge take in vain take in water take into account take issue take issue with take it take it easy take it on the chin take kindly to take leave take liberties take lying down take note take notice take off take office take on take one's lumps take orders take out take over take pains take part take place take pride take root take shape take sides take stage take steps take stock take ten take the air take the bull by the horns take the cake take the count take the edge off take the field take the fifth take the fifth amendment take the floor take the heat take the road take the stage take the stand take the veil take time take time by the forelock take time off take to take to be take to heart take to task take to the woods take turns take up take up arms take up with take water take with a grain of salt taking hold toe hold wrestling hold

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb take hold has 2 senses

• take hold(v = verb.social) take charge, take control - assume control; Array
is one way to head, lead
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

• take hold(v = verb.contact) hold - have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

ROGET THESAURUS

take hold

Influence

VB have influence, be influential, carry weight, weigh, tell, have a hold upon, magnetize, bear upon, gain a footing, work upon, take root, take hold, strike root in, run through, pervade, prevail, dominate, predominate, out weigh, over weigh, over-ride, over-bear, gain head, rage, be rife, spread like wildfire, have the upper hand, get the upper hand, gain the upper hand, have full play, get full play, gain full play, be recognized, be listened to, make one's voice heard, gain a hearing, play a part, play a leading part, play a leading part in, take the lead, pull the strings, turn the scale, throw one's weight into the scale, set the fashion, lead the dance.

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