'get hold of' definitions:
Definition of 'get hold of'
(from WordNet)
verb
Get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please" [syn: take, get hold of]
verb
Be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia" [syn: reach, get through, get hold of, contact]
verb
Synonyms of 'get hold of'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abduct,
- absorb,
- annex,
- appreciate,
- apprehend,
- ascertain,
- assimilate,
- be informed,
- be with one,
- become acquainted with,
- broaden the mind,
- carry off,
- catch,
- catch on,
- comprehend,
- conceive,
- cram the mind,
- determine,
- dig,
- digest,
- discover,
- fathom,
- find,
- find out,
- find out about,
- follow,
- gain knowledge,
- get,
- get at,
- get the drift,
- get the idea,
- get the picture,
- glom on to,
- grab,
- grasp,
- have,
- have it taped,
- ken,
- kidnap,
- know,
- lay hands on,
- learn,
- learn about,
- load the mind,
- master,
- pick up information,
- read,
- realize,
- savvy,
- seize,
- seize the meaning,
- sense,
- shanghai,
- take,
- take in,
- take over,
- take possession,
- take up,
- throttle,
- understand