lay+hold+of

  • 1lay hold of (or on) — catch at or gain possession of. → lay …

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  • 2lay hold of — index distrain, hijack, impropriate, pirate (take by violence), usurp Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3lay hold of — phrasal : to take hold of : grasp, seize lay hold of that rope and pull ideas difficult to lay hold of * * * lay hold of ● lay * * * lay hold of (or on) catch at with one s hands …

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  • 4lay hold of — {v. phr.} 1. To take hold of; grasp; grab. * /He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore./ 2. To get possession of. * /He sold every washing machine he could lay hold of./ 3. {Chiefly British} To understand. * /Some ideas in this science …

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  • 5lay hold of — {v. phr.} 1. To take hold of; grasp; grab. * /He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore./ 2. To get possession of. * /He sold every washing machine he could lay hold of./ 3. {Chiefly British} To understand. * /Some ideas in this science …

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  • 6lay\ hold\ of — v. phr. 1. To take hold of; grasp; grab. He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore. 2. To get possession of. He sold every washing machine he could lay hold of. 3. Chiefly British To understand. Some ideas in this science book are hard… …

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  • 7lay hold of — get possession of If I can lay hold of a car this weekend we can go for a drive …

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  • 8To lay hold of — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… …

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  • 9To lay hold on — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… …

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  • 10lay hold of — verb a) To seize; catch; apprehend. b) To obtain …

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