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ahold

[uh-hohld]

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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.

Idioms

get ahold of, Informal. hold¹(def 52).

Origin of ahold

1600–10; a-¹ + hold¹ (noun)

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for ahold

Contemporary Examples of ahold

“My prom date got ahold of my number and called me recently and congratulated me on everything that's going on,” says Trainor.
‘All About That Bass’ Singer Meghan Trainor On Haters and Her Polarizing (and Unlikely) No. 1 Hit
Marlow Stern
October 7, 2014
The guy who took the video got ahold of me and said he wanted half a million dollars and sent me the video.
Tom Sizemore’s Revenge: On Tom Cruise’s Scientology Recruitment, Drugs, and Craving a Comeback
Marlow Stern
September 26, 2014
So I called someone at HBO and got ahold of the first season and just watched them all in two days.
The Director Isn’t Done Yet: An Interview With Steven Soderbergh
Andrew Romano
August 1, 2014
And wingers, as a general principle, just get ahold of yourselves, would you?
An Article That Made Me Sad, and a Little Response to Readers
Michael Tomasky
June 12, 2012
I'd love to get ahold of a Manhattan audience on this subject.
In Which I Volunteer for Future College Football Debates
Michael Tomasky
May 15, 2012

Historical Examples of ahold

Just let me get ahold o' you, sir, and I'll show you, you young rascal!
Other Main-Travelled Roads
Hamlin Garland
I can't seem to—to get ahold of it with my mind, like I can with my gun.
The Draw
Jerome Bixby
Yes; they had ahold of him—they were dragging him out—I mean they had ahold of him—two on each side.
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Describe what you saw at that time—I want to know how they had ahold of him?
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
To my recollection there was an officer on each side of him that had ahold of his arms.
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy