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Definition of Taking hold
1. Noun. The act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles).
Generic synonyms: Control
Specialized synonyms: Clasp, Clench, Clutch, Clutches, Grasp, Grip, Hold
Derivative terms: Grasp, Grasping, Prehend, Seize
Definition of Taking hold
1. Verb. (present participle of take hold) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Taking Hold
Literary usage of Taking hold
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1868)
"Laurence," he said, taking hold of his countryman with a decided grasp," I want
to speak to you for a moment, if you please." Phineas remembered at the ..."
2. Palgrave's The Golden Treasury edited by Walter Barnes (1915)
"... leaves of gold, Fair dangling ribbands, leaving what is best, On the great
Writer's sense ne'er taking hold; Or if by chance we stay our minds on aught, ..."
3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1883)
"Cotton is taking hold and extending itself farther north in tue counties south
of James River, in Tidewater. ..."
4. Ellen Middleton: A Tale by Georgiana Fullerton (1846)
"As we wore passing them the girl looked up, and,suddenly rising, curtseyed; and,
taking hold of the little boy's hand, said, "Mr. Henry. ..."
5. Americanism: Woodrow Wilson's Speeches on the War--why He Made Them and what by Woodrow Wilson, Oliver Marble Gale (1918)
"Clemenceau, taking hold of France, flung her into the conflict with new vigor,
new enthusiasm, new courage and determination, and soon cleaned out the worst ..."
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