catch hold of



catch (a)hold of someone or something

to grasp or seize someone or something. See if you can catch hold of the rope as it swings back and forth. I couldn't catch ahold of her.
See also: catch, hold, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PacÍFicapah-THEE-fee-kah (Spanish), pah-SEE-fee-kah (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Gilbertakhil-BER-tah (Dutch), jeel-BER-tah (Italian)Dutch, Italian
Kibwe-Eastern African, Swahili
Hayfa-Arabic
IndahEEN-dahIndonesian
Gulzar-Urdu