taken hold (of)
phrase
as in grabbed
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly The baby took hold of the toy, upsetting her two-year-old sister. Synonyms & Similar Words
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- grabbed
- seized
- snatched
- captured
- snapped (up)
- caught
- landed
- trapped
- snagged
- clutched
- hooked
- gotten
- nabbed
- rapped
- nailed
- netted
- got
- corralled
- grappled
- collared
- copped
- bagged
- snared
- glommed
- gripped
- grasped
- nobbled
- arrested
- held
- secured
- fastened (on)
- latched (on or onto)
- detained
- rent
- apprehended
- roped
- gloved
- clasped
- haltered
- immeshed
- lassoed
- cornered
- fisted
- bayed
- entrapped
- entangled
- kidnapped
- abducted
- meshed
- enmeshed
- ensnared
- rended
- wrested
- kidnaped
- spirited (away or off)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- missed
- released
- discharged
- dropped
- liberated
- freed
- loosened
- unhanded