verb
1.
Synonyms: catch 1, bag, capture, collar, ||cotch, get, nail, prehend, secure
2.
Synonyms: seize 2, catch, clutch, ||cotch, grab, grapple, nab, ||nail, snatch
Idioms: make off with
Contrasted words: drop, dump, give up, relinquish, surrender
3.
Synonyms: appropriate 1, accroach, annex, arrogate, commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, preempt, seize, sequester
Contrasted words: relinquish, yield
4.
to lay hold of (as with the hands or an instrument)
took the ax by the handle
Synonyms: clasp, grasp, grip
Related Word: hold; handle
Idioms: take hold of
Contrasted words: drop, release
5.
Synonyms: seize 3, catch, strike
Related Word: contract, get; harrow, reach, torment
6.
Synonyms: catch 7, ||cotch, overhaul, overtake
7.
Synonyms: attract 1, allure, bewitch, captivate, charm, draw, enchant, fascinate, magnetize, wile
8.
Synonyms: swallow 1, down
9.
Synonyms: eat 1, consume, devour, feed (on), ingest, meal, partake (of)
10.
to bring into and accept in a particular capacity or relationship
took his son as a member of the firm
Synonyms: admit, receive, take in
Related Word: bring; accept; have, include
11.
Synonyms: buy 1, purchase
12.
Synonyms: choose 1, cull, elect, mark, opt (for), optate, pick, prefer, select, single (out)
13.
Synonyms: demand 2, ask, call (for), crave, necessitate, require
14.
to obtain from another source by means of derivation
takes his name from his father's
Synonyms: derive, draw
Related Word: get, obtain; borrow
15.
Synonyms: bear 10, abide, brook, endure, go, stand, stomach, suffer, swallow, tolerate
Related Word: withstand; undergo; ||hack
Idioms: take it lying down, take it on the chin
16.
Synonyms: contract 1, catch, come down (with), get, sicken (with or of)
Idioms: take sick with
17.
Synonyms: apprehend 1, accept, catch, compass, comprehend, follow, grasp, see, take in, understand
18.
Synonyms: understand 3, assume, believe, expect, gather, imagine, ||reckon, suppose, suspect, think
19.
Synonyms: deduct 1, discount, draw back, knock off, substract, subtract, take away, take off, take out
20.
Synonyms: treat 2, deal (with), handle, play, serve, use
21.
Synonyms: cheat , beat, bilk, chouse, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, flimflam, gyp
Related Word: bamboozle, hoodwink
Idioms: take for a ride
22.
Synonyms: act 5, behave, function, operate, perform, react, work