ahold

noun

ə-ˈhōld

informal

: hold

—usually used in phrases like get ahold of to mean "take hold of," "get possession of," "get in contact with," etc.

It took me a long time to learn that success is not such a fabulous goal. It's like air—you can't get ahold of it.—

Kristin McMurran

An eleven-year-old boy … gets ahold of a million dollars in laundered money and goes on a spending spree.—

The New Yorker

… if you could get ahold of a representative …—

Norman Mailer

I picture him now reading this, and long to reach out of the page and grab ahold of his shirt front …—

Mary Karr

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The photo shows a sow reaching up to grab ahold of the elk carcass, which is hanging from a tractor, while her cubs feed just below it. —

Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024 One officer held up another officer, who was able to grab ahold of the ledge, Knights said. —

NBC News, 16 July 2024 According to the video, Bennetts then tells the man to grab ahold of the disc. —

Antonio Planas, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024 The practice involves free-falling while taking ahold of other skydivers to create shapes, all while falling at speeds of around 120 mph for at least 60 seconds. —

Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for ahold