Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Take hold of.
4 letter answer(s) to take hold of
GRAB
a mechanical device for gripping an object
capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"
get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"
make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"
obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"
take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"
5 letter answer(s) to take hold of
GRASP
an intellectual hold or understanding; "a good grip on French history"; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp"
get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
hold firmly
the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"
the limit of capability;
To hold onto with the hand.
understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"
SEIZE
affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"
hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish"
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"
take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitant
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