| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. The act of catching, especially a sudden taking and holding: catch, grab, seizure, snatch. See GET. 2. An act or means of holding something: clasp, clench, grasp, grip, hold. Sports : grapple. See KEEP. | | VERB: | 1. To get hold of (something moving): catch, grab, seize, snatch. Informal : nab. Idioms: lay hands on. See GET. 2. To take firmly with the hand and maintain a hold on: clasp, clench, grab, grapple, grasp, grip, seize. See KEEP.
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