prehend

1. Take hold of;
   Grab (synset 201215136)
   "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
   is a type of: get hold of, take - get into one's hands, take physically
   subtypes:

   • nab - seize suddenly
   • rack - seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
   • claw - clutch as if in panic
   • apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up - take into custody
   • capture, catch, get - succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
   • collar - seize by the neck or collar
   • clasp - grasp firmly
   • grip - hold fast or firmly
   • grab - take or grasp suddenly
   • catch, grab, take hold of - take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
   • snap, snatch, snatch up - to grasp hastily or eagerly
   • clench, clinch - hold in a tight grasp
   • grapple, grip - to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
   same as: clutch, seize

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