Similar words: baking hot, working hour, watering hole, working hours, rocking horse, taking, takings, staking. Meaning: n. the act of gripping something firmly with the hands.
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1 She was taken/held hostage by the gunmen.
2 She obeyed and took hold of his hand.
3 Just take hold of the tube and squeeze.
4 Affectionate birthday greetings.Birthday means a new beginning and a new chance to take hold on life.
5 Office workers fled in panic as the fire took hold.
6 Blind rage took hold of him.
7 The fever was beginning to take hold.
8 Panic took hold of him and he couldn't move.
9 The music took hold of her slowly.
10 He took hold of the plant's root and pulled.
11 She felt a strange excitement taking hold of her.
12 Gently,(www.Sentencedict.com) she took hold of the door handle and turned it.
13 He took hold of one end of the carpet and tugged.
14 I should not allow such a thought to take hold on me.
15 We called a meeting in order to take/hold a vote on the issue.
16 Without saying a word, she took hold of my arm and marched me off to the headmaster's office.
17 With his free hand he took hold of the knife.
18 I suggest you root out those weeds before they take hold.
19 They managed to get out of the house just before the flames took hold.
20 As the drugs took hold, her grasp of reality began to slip slowly away.
21 Taking hold of a strong branch, he finally cleared the escape hatch with his legs and dropped to the ground.
22 Still a gun culture is taking hold.
23 However, anorexia was already taking hold.
24 There was a new teacher and he was taking hold fast.
25 By simply taking hold of its own tail and making itself into a hoop.
26 Taking hold of me, she locked onto me for a long time.
27 Wendy says that slowly but surely our name is taking hold in this wide area.
28 The wine Adrienne had kept passing to her was taking hold of an empty stomach.
29 Similarly, with books, he said, "I would be scared to death about a culture of piracy taking hold. I wouldn't mess around with price increases."
30 "We have seen increased evidence that a self-sustaining recovery in consumer and business spending may be taking hold," Bernanke told the Senate Budget Committee.
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