Definition of "take hold" [take hold]

• To grasp, seize (verb)
• To take root, become established (verb)

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• "Wanshig laughed and came over to take hold of the rope."
• "The fire had to take hold quickly to prevent the female from rejoining the rest, and Brun and Grod were between the she-mammoth and the herd."
• ""For the Light's sake, take hold of yourself," she began, and a woman's voice spoke pleasantly behind her."