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Definition of 'ahold'

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ahold

(əhoʊld )
1. 
get ahold of sb/sth/ grab ahold of sb/sth
2. 
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
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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ahold in American

(əˈhoʊld ; əhōldˈ)
noun Informal
a hold
Idioms:
get ahold of
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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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