| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | The act of catching, especially a sudden taking and holding: catch, clutch1, seizure, snatch. See GET. | | VERB: | 1. To get hold of (something moving): catch, clutch1, seize, snatch. Informal : nab. Idioms: lay hands on. See GET. 2. To take firmly with the hand and maintain a hold on: clasp, clench, clutch1, grapple, grasp, grip, seize. See KEEP. 3. Slang. To compel, as the attention, interest, or imagination, of: arrest, catch up, enthrall, fascinate, grip, hold, mesmerize, rivet, spellbind, transfix. See EXCITE. 4. To take quick and forcible possession of: commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, seize, snatch. Idioms: help oneself to. See GIVE.
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