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[ verb ] take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
Examples "Catch the ball!" "Grab the elevator door!" Used in print (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)His hand went to her shoulder and pushed_aside the knotted scarf that surmounted the striped poplin gown ; then , to better purpose , he took_hold_of the knot and with dextrous fingers , untied it . |
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