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
Deannadee-AN-ə, DEEN-əEnglish
JÓNatan-Icelandic
Akosua-Western African, Akan
RÁHel-Hungarian
DeirdreDEER-drə (English), DEER-dree (English), DER-dre (Irish)English, Irish, Irish Mythology
CrinaKREE-nahRomanian