Local English word record

get hold

verb · 1 sense

get something or somebody for a specific purpose

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Examples

  • I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener
  • I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing
  • The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter

Word relationships

Synonyms

line up, come up, find

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Princeton WordNet 3.0