| Main Entry: | catch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ensnare, apprehend |
Synonyms: |
arrest, bag, bust, capture, clasp, claw, clench, clutch, collar, cop, corral, entangle, entrap, get one's fingers on, glom, glove, grab, grasp, grip, hook, lasso, lay hold of, nab, nail, net, pick, pluck, pounce on, prehend, secure, seize, snag, snare, snatch, take, take hold of, trap |
Antonyms: |
free, let go, let off, lose, misplace, miss, release |
| Main Entry: | come by |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acquire |
Synonyms: |
get, lay hold of, obtain, procure, secure, take possession of, win |
Antonyms: |
give, lose, miss |
| Main Entry: | get |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | seize |
Synonyms: |
apprehend, arrest, bag*, beat, capture, catch, collar, defeat, grab, lay hold of, lay one's hands on, nab, nail, occupy, overcome, overpower, secure, take, trap |
Antonyms: |
give in, surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | seize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grab, take |
Synonyms: |
appropriate, catch, catch hold of, clasp, clench, clinch, clutch, compass, embrace, enclose, enfold, envelope, fasten, grapple, grasp, grip, hang onto, hold fast, lay hands on, lay hold of, pinch, pluck, snag, snatch, squeeze, take hold of |
| Notes: | cease means to put an end to a state or an activity, to stop - while seize means to take hold of, to grab |
Antonyms: |
give, let go, offer, release |
| Main Entry: | take |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get; help oneself to |
Synonyms: |
abduct, accept, acquire, arrest, attain, capture, carry off, carve out, catch, clasp, clutch, collar, collect, earn, ensnare, entrap, gain possession, gather up, get hold of, grab, grasp, grip, handle, haul in, have, hold, lay hold of, obtain, overtake, pick up, prehend, pull in, reach, reap, receive, secure, seize, snag, snatch, strike, take hold of, take in, win |
Antonyms: |
give, receive |
| Main Entry: | usurp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take over |
Synonyms: |
accroach, annex, appropriate, arrogate, assume, barge in, butt in, clap hands on, commandeer, cut out, displace, elbow in, get hands on, grab, grab hold of, highjack, infringe upon, lay hold of, muscle in, preempt, seize, squeeze in, supplant, swipe, take, work in, worm in, wrest |
Antonyms: |
give in, relinquish, surrender |