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grab hold

grab hold verb: to take hold of something by grabbing; to seize.

Verb

grab hold (third-person singular simple present grabs hold, present participle grabbing hold, simple past and past participle grabbed hold)

  1. To take hold of something by grabbing; to seize.
    Synonyms:
    catch hold

Synonyms of grab hold

Forms of grab hold

third-person singular presentgrabs hold
present participlegrabbing hold
past participlegrabbed hold
pastgrabbed hold

Questions about grab hold

What does grab hold mean?
Grab hold means to take hold of something by grabbing; to seize.
What part of speech is grab hold?
Grab hold is a verb.
What is the past tense of grab hold?
The past tense of grab hold is grabbed hold.

Words near grab hold in the dictionary

  1. grab hags
  2. grab handle
  3. grab handles
  4. grab hoe
  5. grab hoes
  6. grab hold
  7. grab iron
  8. grab irons
  9. grab off
  10. grab one's ankles
  11. grab rail

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