Synonyms of get hold of

Verb


1. take, get hold of

usage: get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"

2. reach, get through, get hold of, contact, communicate, intercommunicate

usage: be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"

3. seize, clutch, get hold of, overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake

usage: affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"

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