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taken hold (of)

phrase , past participle of take hold (of)

Synonyms and Antonyms of taken hold (of)

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 of taken hold (of)

bagged, captured, caught, collared, copped [slang], corralled, glommed, got (or gotten), grabbed, grappled, hooked, landed, nabbed, nailed, netted, nobbled [British slang], rapped, seized, snagged, snapped (up), snared, snatched, trapped

Words Related to taken hold (of)

gloved, haltered, lassoed, roped

apprehended, arrested, detained

bayed, cornered

clasped, clutched, fastened (on), fisted, grasped, gripped, held, latched (on or onto), secured

rent (also rended), wrested

enmeshed (also immeshed), ensnared, entangled, entrapped, meshed

abducted, kidnapped (also kidnaped), spirited (away or off)

Near Antonyms of taken hold (of)

discharged, freed, liberated, released

dropped, loosened, unhanded

Antonyms of taken hold (of)

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