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To take hold (of), particularly with the hand.

To figuratively take hold of or grasp.

Of an emotion or situation: to have a strong effect upon.

To firmly hold the attention of.

(a hold or a way of holding) A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.

Ability to resist slippage when pressed in contact with another object or surface.

(a place to grip; a handle; a portion of a handle) A place to grip; a handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies.

A device, or a portion of one, that grasps or holds fast to something.

(apparatus to clutch a traction cable) An apparatus attached to a car (e.g., cable car, funicular car, mine car) for clutching a traction cable.

(assistance; help; encouragement) {{rfv-sense|en}} (figurative) Assistance; help; encouragement.

(someone who is helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring) {{rfv-sense|en}} (figurative) Someone who is helpful, interesting, admirable{{,}} or inspiring.

(control; power; mastery) (figurative) Control, power{{,}} or mastery over someone or something; a tenacious grasp; a holding fast.

(figurative) Mental grasp.

A medium-sized bag or holdall for one's belongings, made of soft leather, canvas etc., and carried in the hand by two handles, one either side of the opening.

(GUI component for resizing, moving, etc) (GUI) A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved by dragging with a mouse or finger.

(role in cinematic creation) {{qualifier|film or television production}} A person responsible for handling equipment on the set.

(the amount that a hand can hold, a handful) (slang) As much as one can hold in a hand; a handful.

(much, a lot) (slang) A lot of something.

(a long time) (slang) A long time.

(grippe, flu, influenza) (influenza)

(small bag such as gripsack) (railroading) A small travelling-bag or gripsack.

(dialectal) A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.

(channel cut through a verge) A channel cut through a grass verge, especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway.

(dialectal) To trench; to drain.