lay hold of's Usage Examples:

('aparine' from Greek 'apairo' [απαίρω < από «from» + αίρω «pull to lift»] – "lay hold of" or "seize") with many common names including hitchhikers, cleavers,.

philosophers "because [they have] to arise out of the sea of change and lay hold of true being.

of the giant beast: "it is said that if [the creature's arms] were to lay hold of the largest man-of-war, they would pull it down to the bottom".

entitled to appropriate as a compliment is only that part which I may lay hold of as being the opinion of the convention and of the League, that I am not.

good and evil, which if he do not, he will neither shun the evil, nor lay hold of the good.

to the Bait in the Net, and was taken; and as the Man came running to lay hold of her; Friend, says the poor Black-Bird, if this be your way of Building.

, that 'the working class cannot simply lay hold of ready-made state machinery, and wield it for its own purposes.

seeing that its object is not to convince the reason, but to attract and lay hold of the imagination.

The Turks seized all they could lay hold of, and threatened death unless on payment of large ransom.

), that they should not lay hold of any as a thief in their fields, unless he sought to carry ought away.

Merrigan, a conniving land-grabber manipulates the Lordeen's situation to lay hold of his 70-acre (280,000 m2) farm, whilst Merrigan's own son Paak must go.

and musical splendor of the church encompassed "everything that can lay hold of eye, ear, and imagination, everywhere which can charm and bewitch the.

the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.

have served as a catalyst for development, empowering Ugandan woman to lay hold of various rights, positions and opportunities.

speak, and when the spirit requires a higher form, when it wants to lay hold of itself as spirit.

though the hand can handle and examine extremely small things, it cannot lay hold of the brightness [of the sun and moon].

215) Nor will I ever determine that a court of equity cannot lay hold of every breach of trust, let the person be guilty of it either in a private.

Synonyms:

uphold; bear on; conserve; housekeep; maintain; pressurize; distance; keep; pressurise; preserve; continue; carry on; hold over;

Antonyms:

discontinue; be born; survive; outgo; stand;