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- See:
- hold
| part of speech: |
phrase |
| definition 1: |
to grasp or seize something (usu. fol. by "of").
The little boy took hold of his mother's hand.He stretched out his arm to the woman in the water and yelled to her to take hold. |
| definition 2: |
to overcome or take control of a person or persons emotionally (usu. fol. by "of").
A terrible fear took hold of me.Once panic takes hold, the situation gets out of control. |
| definition 3: |
to become established or popular.
The idea of the natural rights of man took hold in the eighteenth century.When that game fad took hold, everyone seemed to be playing it. |
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