Definition of 'ahold'

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ahold

(əhoʊld )

get ahold of sb/sth/ grab ahold of sb/sth

get ahold of oneself

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ahold in British

(əˈhəʊld)

adverb US informal

1. to get ahold of

2. to get ahold of

3. to get ahold of oneself

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ahold in American

(əˈhoʊld ; əhōldˈ)

noun Informal

a hold

Idioms:

get ahold of

Example sentences containing 'ahold'

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But then Kelly got ahold of him, reminded him of what he knew, and demanded money. Tapply, William G FOLLOW THE SHARKS (2001)`Don't let that Mickey Gillis get ahold of this story, huh? Tapply, William G A RODENT OF DOUBT (2001)

Escobar's trying to work backward to find how the guy got ahold of them in the first place, how he knew they'd be willing. Laurie R. King FOLLY (2001)

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Used Rarely. ahold is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Definition of ahold from the Collins English Dictionary

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