All get hold of synonyms
get hold of
G g verb get hold of
- sit on — to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
- bone up — to study intensively
- hit the books — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- come by — To come by something means to obtain it or find it.
- drum up — a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
- get at — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- lay up — the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site.
- gobble up — to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp.
- make use of — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- scrape together — to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
- scrape up — to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
- get one's hands on — (Idiomatic) To get; to obtain; to secure.
- corner the market — dominate trade
- take over — the act of taking.
- bring around — If you bring someone around when they are unconscious, you make them become conscious again.
- buy out — If you buy someone out, you buy their share of something such as a company or piece of property that you previously owned together.
- lay hands on — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- take up — the act of taking.
- deal in — to occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities.
- pay for — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.