All lay hands on synonyms

verb lay hands on

• bag — A bag is a container made of thin paper or plastic, for example one that is used in shops to put things in that a customer has bought.
• clinch — If you clinch something you are trying to achieve, such as a business deal or victory in a contest, you succeed in obtaining it.
• snag — a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
• lure — anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
• coax — If you coax someone into doing something, you gently try to persuade them to do it.
• seduce — to lead astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt.
• decoy — If you refer to something or someone as a decoy, you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them, for example by leading them into a trap or away from a particular place.
• shanghai — to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs.
• impress — to press or force into public service, as sailors.
• remove — to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
• inveigh — to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words; rail (usually followed by against): to inveigh against isolationism.
• waylay — to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay.
• pirate — software pirate
• skyjack — to hijack (an airliner), especially in order to hold the passengers and plane for ransom or for political reasons.
• win — to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
• persuade — to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
• have — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
• find — to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
• annex — If a country annexes another country or an area of land, it seizes it and takes control of it.
• wangle — to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by scheming or underhand methods: to wangle an invitation.
• score — the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
• draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
• buy — If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
• effect — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
• induce — to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
• gain — to make a gain or gains in.
• compass — A compass is an instrument that you use for finding directions. It has a dial and a magnetic needle that always points to the north.
• promote — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
• purchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
• earn — to gain or get in return for one's labor or service: to earn one's living.
• land — Edwin Herbert, 1909–91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.
• corral — In North America, a corral is a space surrounded by a fence where cattle or horses are kept.
• pluck — to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc.: to pluck feathers from a chicken.
• pinch — to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like.
• apprehend — If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them.
• defeat — If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
• trap — a ladder or ladderlike device used to reach a loft, attic, etc.
• occupy — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
• collar — The collar of a shirt or coat is the part which fits round the neck and is usually folded over.
• overcome — to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
• overpower — to overcome, master, or subdue by superior force: to overpower a maniac.
• glom — to steal.
• read — to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
• position — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
• place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
• determine — If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
• get one's hands on — (Idiomatic) To get; to obtain; to secure.
• carry away — to remove forcefully
• carry off — If you carry something off, you do it successfully.