TAKING HOLD
Dictionary entry overview: What does taking hold mean? • TAKING HOLD (noun)
The noun TAKING HOLD has 1 sense:
1. the act of gripping something firmly with the hands
Familiarity information: TAKING HOLD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TAKING HOLD (noun)
Meaning:
The act of gripping something firmly with the hands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
prehension; taking hold; grasping; seizing
Hypernyms ("taking hold" is a kind of...):
control (the activity of managing or exerting control over something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "taking hold"):
clasp; clench; clutch; clutches; grasp; grip; hold (the act of grasping)
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