Get hold of and carry

verb

1. To seize or capture physically

   "took them as prisoners"

2. To get possession of (fish or game) by killing or capturing
3. To acquire by eminent domain
4. Grasp, grip

   "take the ax by the handle"

5. To catch or attack through the effect of a sudden force or influence

   "taken with a fit of laughing"

6. To catch or come upon in a particular situation or action

   "was taken unawares"

7. To gain the approval or liking of captivate, delight

   "was quite taken with her at their first meeting"

8. To receive into one's body (as by swallowing, drinking, or inhaling)

   "take a pill"

9. To put oneself into (sun, air, water, etc.) for pleasure or physical benefit
10. To partake of eat

    "takes dinner about seven"

11. To bring or receive into a relation or connection

    "takes just four students a year"

12. To copulate with
13. Appropriate

    "someone took my hat"

14. To obtain or secure for use (as by lease, subscription, or purchase)

    "take a cottage for the summer"

15. Assume

    "gods often took the likeness of a human being"

16. To impose upon oneself

    "take the trouble to do good work"

17. To assume as if rightfully one's own or as if granted

    "take the credit"

18. To accept the burden or consequences of

    "took the blame"

19. To have or assume as a proper part of or accompaniment to itself

    "transitive verbs take an object"

20. To secure by winning in competition

    "took first place"

21. Defeat
22. To pick out choose, select

    "took the best apple"

23. To have recourse to as an instrument for doing something

    "take a scythe to the weeds"

24. To use as a means of transportation or progression

    "take the bus"

25. To have recourse to for safety or refuge

    "take shelter"

26. To go along, into, or through

    "took a different route"

27. To obtain by deriving from a source draw

    "takes its title from the name of the hero"

28. To indulge in and enjoy

    "was taking his ease on the porch"

29. To receive or accept as a return (as in payment, compensation, or reparation)

    "we don't take credit cards"

30. To accept in a usually professional relationship
31. To refrain from hitting at (a pitched ball)

    "take a strike"

32. To be affected injuriously by (something, such as a disease) contract

    "take cold"

33. To absorb or become impregnated with (something, such as dye)
34. Apprehend, understand

    "how should I take your remark"

35. Consider, suppose

    "I take it you're not going"

36. Reckon, accept

    "taking a stride at 30 inches"

37. Feel, experience

    "take pleasure"

38. To lead, carry, or cause to go along to another place

    "this bus will take you into town"

39. To cause to move to a specified state, condition, or sphere of activity

    "took the company public"

40. To invite and accompany (someone)

    "She took me to the movies."

41. To stop prescribing a specified regimen to
42. Remove

    "take eggs from a nest"

43. Subtract

    "take two from four"

44. Exact

    "the weather took its toll"

45. To undertake and make, do, or perform

    "take a walk"

46. To participate in

    "take a meeting"

47. To deal with

    "take first things first"

48. To consider or view in a particular relation

    "taken together, the details were significant"

49. To obtain money from especially fraudulently

    "took me for all I had"

50. To pass or attempt to pass through, along, or over

    "took the curve too fast"

51. Capture
52. To receive property under law as one's own
53. To lay hold catch, hold
54. To establish a take especially by uniting or growing

    "90 percent of the grafts take"

55. To betake oneself set out go

    "take after a purse snatcher"

56. Used as an intensifier or redundantly with a following verb
57. To take effect act, operate

    "hoped the lesson he taught would take"

58. To show the natural or intended effect

    "dry fuel takes readily"

59. Charm, captivate

    "a taking smile"

60. Detract
61. To be seized or attacked in a specified way become

    "took sick"

noun

1. A distinct or personal point of view, outlook, or assessment

   "was asked for her take on recent developments"

2. The action of killing, capturing, or catching something (such as game or fish)
3. The amount of money received proceeds, receipts, income
4. Share, cut

   "wanted a bigger take"

5. The number or quantity (as of animals, fish, or pelts) taken at one time catch, haul
6. A section or installment done as a unit or at one time
7. A local or systemic reaction indicative of successful vaccination (as against smallpox)
8. A successful union (as of a graft)
9. A visible response or reaction (as to something unexpected)

   "a delayed take"

idiomatic phrase

1. To have or assume a secondary position or status to be or become less important, active, or powerful

   "Howard loved directing “more than I even thought I would,” and his acting career has taken a back seat ever since."

idiomatic phrase

1. To suffer a heavy financial loss

   "take a bath on an investment"

idiomatic phrase

1. To give attention or consideration to (something)

   "a plan that failed to take account of possible weather delays = a plan that failed to take possible weather delays into account"

idiomatic phrase

1. To make good use of (something) to profit by (something)

   "take advantage of an opportunity"

2. To impose on (someone) to ask for or expect more than is fair or reasonable from (someone)

   "After a while, I began to think she was taking advantage of me."

3. To use (something or someone) unfairly for personal gain

   "He took advantage of =exploited my lack of experience."

4. To exploit (someone) sexually

   "The star shared her experiences of Hollywood bosses who tried to take advantage of her in the early days of her career."

verb

1. To resemble (someone) in features, build, character, or disposition

   "a daughter who takes after her mother"

idiomatic phrase

1. To go away leave

   "They paid Miss Beane to take a hike. She came back when the money ran out …"