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prehend
prehend (prɪˈhɛnd) vb (tr) 1. to take hold of 2. to grasp mentallyThesaurusVerb | 1. | prehend - 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"clutch, seizenab - seize suddenlyrack - seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the blockclaw - clutch as if in panic; "She clawed the doorknob"get hold of, take - get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, apprehend, pick up - take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"capture, catch, get - succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"collar - seize by the neck or collarclasp - grasp firmly; "The child clasped my hands"grip - hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel"grab - take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"grab, take hold of, catch - take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"snatch, snatch up, snap - to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"clench, clinch - hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel"grapple, grip - to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes" |
prehend
Synonyms for prehendverb take hold ofSynonymsRelated Words- nab
- rack
- claw
- get hold of
- take
- arrest
- collar
- cop
- nail
- apprehend
- pick up
- capture
- catch
- get
- clasp
- grip
- grab
- take hold of
- snatch
- snatch up
- snap
- clench
- clinch
- grapple
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