He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.
He sold every washing machine he could lay hold of.
Some ideas in this science book are hard to lay hold of.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
lay hold of (or on) — catch at or gain possession of. → lay … English new terms dictionary
lay hold of — index distrain, hijack, impropriate, pirate (take by violence), usurp Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lay hold of — phrasal : to take hold of : grasp, seize lay hold of that rope and pull ideas difficult to lay hold of * * * lay hold of ● lay * * * lay hold of (or on) catch at with one s hands … Useful english dictionary
lay hold of — {v. phr.} 1. To take hold of; grasp; grab. * /He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore./ 2. To get possession of. * /He sold every washing machine he could lay hold of./ 3. {Chiefly British} To understand. * /Some ideas in this science … Dictionary of American idioms
lay hold of — {v. phr.} 1. To take hold of; grasp; grab. * /He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore./ 2. To get possession of. * /He sold every washing machine he could lay hold of./ 3. {Chiefly British} To understand. * /Some ideas in this science … Dictionary of American idioms
lay hold of — get possession of If I can lay hold of a car this weekend we can go for a drive … Idioms and examples
To lay hold of — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To lay hold on — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lay hold of — verb a) To seize; catch; apprehend. b) To obtain … Wiktionary
lay hold of — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. get, grasp, grab; see seize 1 , 2 … English dictionary for students
