catch hold of

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catch (a)hold of someone or something

to grasp or seize someone or something. See if you can catch hold of the rope as it swings back and forth. I couldn't catch ahold of her.

See also: catch, hold

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We were walking along and he would catch hold of my arm and try to turn me around to walk back from where we had started. Time to stay on your toes; people YVE ASK by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) We were successful in the end as we were able to tranquilise the leopard and were able to catch hold of it," said Sudhir Wadekar, a forest official. Forest rangers rescue a leopard on prowl in Nashik by Asian News International In India to catch hold of your ear is a sign of repentance or sincerity while a similar gesture in Brazil signifies appreciation. fun facts by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)			castle castles in the air cat cat can look at a king cat got tongue Cat got your tongue? cat has nine lives cat in gloves catches no mice catapult into catbird catch Catch 22 catch as catch can catch at catch at a bad time catch breath catch cold catch dead to rights catch death catch death! catch eye catch fire catch forty winks catch from catch hell catch hold of catch in catch in the act catch it Catch me later catch napping catch off guard catch on catch on the hop catch onto catch out catch red-handed catch sight of catch some rays catch some Zs catch the next wave catch the wave catch to it catch up in catch up on catch with catch with pants down catch you later catch-as-catch-can cater to catty-corner			catch death of cold catch death of cold catch death! catch doing catch drain catch drift Catch Effort Landing Return Catch Everyone Being Right catch eye catch eye catch eye catch eye catch eye catch fancy catch fancy catch fancy catch fancy catch fire catch fire catch fire catch fire catch fire catch flat-footed catch forty winks catch from catch hell catch hell catch hell catch hell catch hell catch hold of catch in catch in the act catch in the act catch in the act catch in the act catch in the act catch in the act catch it catch it catch it catch it catch it catch it in the neck catch it in the neck catch it in the neck Catch light Catch Me if You Can Catch me later Catch me some other time catch napping catch napping catch napping catch napping Catch Of The Day Catch Of The Month catch off balance catch off balance catch off balance catch off balance catch off balance

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