get hold

/gɛt hoʊld/
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Other forms: got hold; getting hold; gets hold; gotten hold

Definitions of get hold
  1. verb
    get something or somebody for a specific purpose
    “I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing”
    “The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter”
    synonyms: come up, find, line up
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    type of:
    acquire, get
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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