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ahold
[ uh-hohld ]
noun
- Informal. a hold or grasp (often followed by of ):
He took ahold of my arm. Grab ahold!
adverb
- Nautical Archaic. close to the wind and on a single tack:
to keep a vessel ahold.
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Word History and Origins
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Idioms and Phrases
- get ahold of, Informal. hold 1( def 53 ).
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Example Sentences
“My prom date got ahold of my number and called me recently and congratulated me on everything that's going on,” says Trainor.
The guy who took the video got ahold of me and said he wanted half a million dollars and sent me the video.
So I called someone at HBO and got ahold of the first season and just watched them all in two days.
And this capsule will be able to dock itself, without needing the ISS to grab ahold and guide it in.
And wingers, as a general principle, just get ahold of yourselves, would you?
I must say it tickles ME to think o' the way that boy took ahold o' that job back yonder.
Nichols then said he told him, along with the police they would try to get ahold of Mr. Abt, which they did.
Somehow or other when Joe dug me out from under the seat I had ahold of the little baby that had been in the seat in back of me.
I must have dropped it without knowing it when I caught ahold of the fence to steady myself.
Then we just pushed the brute into the ditch and the men ahold of the lariat pulled him through.
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