take hold

1. 1.

   assume control

   Synonymstake chargetake control

   Broaderhead

   Narrowermove in on
2. 2.

   have or hold in one's hands or grip

   “Hold this bowl for a moment, please”

   “A crazy idea took hold of him”

   Synonymshold

   Narrowergraspcling tocradleclinchlocktrap

Questions about take hold

What does take hold mean?

take hold means "assume control". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for take hold?

Close synonyms include take charge, take control, hold. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is take hold a common word?

take hold is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.