ahold

American  

[uh-hohld] / əˈhoʊld /

noun

1. Informal. a hold or grasp (often followed byof ).

   He took ahold of my arm. Grab ahold!

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adverb

1. Nautical Archaic. close to the wind and on a single tack.

   to keep a vessel ahold.

idioms

1. get ahold of, hold.

Etymology

Origin of ahold

First recorded in 1600–10; a- ¹ + hold ¹ (noun)

Example Sentences

All I could see of him was a dark head, and flailing hands, as he struggled to grab ahold, as he tried to keep himself afloat.

From Literature

Blinking hard, I ducked his next swing and grabbed ahold of his left hand.

From Literature

Before I could second-guess myself, I’d grabbed ahold of the camera and given it a hard twist.

From Literature

“You can’t change your iris if someone does manage to get ahold of that information.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“Get ahold of yourself,” Major Puff ordered when his feet refused to march and his wings refused to flap.

From Literature