ahold
What you grab
Ahold appears almost exclusively in the phrase get ahold of, meaning to grasp physically or to reach someone by phone or message: I've been trying to get ahold of her all day.
The word is informal and primarily American, functioning as a variant of hold in this fixed expression.
Some consider it nonstandard, preferring get hold of.
Seize or understand
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- claspSecuring device that clicks
- clenchSqueeze tightly shut
- seizeTake suddenly, forcibly
latch · cling · clinch · embrace · fasten · anchor · secure · grapple
Extend to touch
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
- connectJoin or link
- accessRight to enter
- telephoneVoice communication device
call · message · locate · find · track down
grasp
Seize or understand
seize · latch · cling · clinch · embrace · fasten · anchor · secure · grapple · hook
reach
Extend to touch
get
Obtain or become
attain · gain · score · snag · land · fetch · come by · lay hands on
catch
Seize or snag
aholdlose touch
Cease regular communication
out of reach · unreachable · disconnected · incommunicado · miss
- get ahold ofSuccessfully contact someone
- getting ahold ofEstablishing communication with
- got ahold ofMade successful contact
- get ahold of oneselfRegain emotional control
hold, held, holder, holding, uphold, withhold, holds, behold, withholding