English

Alternative forms

• a-hold (adverb)

Adverb

ahold ‎(not comparable)

1. (obsolete, nautical) To bring a ship to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea.
   • 1611, The Tempest, by Shakespeare

     Lay her ahold

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Noun

ahold ‎(uncountable)

1. A hold, grip, grasp.

   • 2009, Tim Irwin, Derailed: Five Lessons Learned from Catastrophic Failures of Leadership, Thomas Nelson Inc., ISBN 9781595552747, page 121:

     GET AHOLD OF YOURSELF!

Usage notes

• Mainly used in phrases such as catch, lay, take or get ahold of, on or upon something.

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