All lay hands on synonyms

verb lay hands on

• grab — to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
• apprehend — If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them.
• acquire — If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you.
• grab — to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
• secure — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
• snatch — to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
• hijack — to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop: to hijack a load of whiskey.
• steal — to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.
• solicit — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
• buy up — If you buy up land, property, or a commodity, you buy large amounts of it, or all that is available.
• get hold of — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
• unearth — to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
• detect — To detect something means to find it or discover that it is present somewhere by using equipment or making an investigation.
• pinpoint — the point of a pin.
• spot — a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
• discover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
• station — a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
• strike — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
• uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
• clamp — A clamp is a device that holds two things firmly together.
• grip — the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
• hug — to clasp tightly in the arms, especially with affection; embrace.
• seize — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
• clutch — If you clutch at something or clutch something, you hold it tightly, usually because you are afraid or anxious.
• fix — to repair; mend.
• nail — a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
• grasp — to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
• grapple — to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
• cuddle — If you cuddle someone, you put your arms round them and hold them close as a way of showing your affection.
• bolt — A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together.
• clench — When you clench your fist or your fist clenches, you curl your fingers up tightly, usually because you are very angry.
• press — to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
• fasten — to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
• squeeze — to press forcibly together; compress.
• clasp — If you clasp someone or something, you hold them tightly in your hands or arms.
• rivet — a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
• nab — to arrest or capture.
• cop — A cop is a policeman or policewoman.
• capture — If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
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• arrest — If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
• appropriate — Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
• take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
• get — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
• catch — If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
• corner — A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join.
• grab — to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
• abduct — If someone is abducted by another person, he or she is taken away illegally, usually using force.
• hook — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.