take+hold
51take charge — verb assume control (Freq. 4) • Syn: ↑take hold, ↑take control • Hypernyms: ↑head, ↑lead • Hyponyms: ↑move in on …
52take root — 1) leave the plants to take root Syn: germinate, sprout, establish, strike, take 2) Christianity took root in Persia Syn: become established, take hold; develop, thrive, flourish …
53take root — verb a) To grow roots into soil. Those tulip bulbs have taken root. b) To become established, to take hold. The new regulations have yet to take root …
54take control — verb assume control • Syn: ↑take hold, ↑take charge • Hypernyms: ↑head, ↑lead • Hyponyms: ↑move in on • Verb Frames …
55take root — v. strike roots, establish oneself, settle in, take hold …
56Hold Me Down — Studio album by You Me at Six Released 11 January 2010 (see …
57take — 1 Take, seize, grasp, clutch, snatch, grab are comparable when they mean to get hold of by or as if by reaching out the arm or hand. Take is not only the most general but also the only colorless term in this group. In ordinary use, especially… …
58hold — [n] grasp, possession authority, clasp, clench, clinch, clout, clutch, control, dominance, dominion, grip, influence, occupancy, occupation, ownership, pull, purchase, retention, sway, tenacity, tenure; concepts 190,343,710 Ant. dispossession,… …
59Hold — (h[=o]ld), n. 1. The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; grip; possession; often used with the verbs take and lay. [1913 Webster] Ne have I not twelve pence within… …
60hold — vt held, hold·ing 1 a: to have lawful possession or ownership of held the property as tenants in common the band hold s the title to the car b: to have as a privilege or position of responsibility hold ing …
