take hold

1

Grasp, as in Take hold of this end of the rope. [Late 1500s]

2

Become established, as in The new vines quickly took hold, or This idea will never take hold with the voters. [c. 1300]

Words nearby take hold

take for, take for a ride, take for gospel, take for granted, take heart, take hold, take ill, take in, take in good part, take in hand, take in stride