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ahold
/əˈhoʊld/
adv 1noun 1
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3VERB + AHOLD
get, gets, got
AHOLD + NOUN
video, yourself
ADV.
somehow
Definitions
adv
1
Brought to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea, and thereby held steady.
Lay her a hold, a hold, ſet her two courſes off to Sea againe, lay her off.
noun
1
A hold, grip, grasp.
GET AHOLD OF YOURSELF!
Uh-oh... I guess I shouldn't have given my last babysitter such a hard time. Somehow she got ahold of the video Mom took of me running around without my diaper ... and posted it on YouTube.
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Lay her a hold, a hold, ſet her two courſes off to Sea againe, lay her off.
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GET AHOLD OF YOURSELF!
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Uh-oh... I guess I shouldn't have given my last babysitter such a hard time. Somehow she got ahold of the video Mom took of me running around without my diaper ... and posted it on YouTube.
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Pepper spray is great, unless the assailant gets ahold of it.
Tatoeba · #1091339305
You have to get ahold of yourself.
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Please get ahold of yourself.
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