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What does get hold of mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word get hold of? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To obtain.
  2. (transitive) To pick up or grab.
  3. (transitive) To contact (a person).
  4. (transitive) To control or stabilize (oneself).
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A thief managed to get hold of their private PIN number to raid their account.
The surfer even managed to get hold of Aimee at one point but he lost grip of her when another giant wave hit.
Anyhoo, what I'm trying to get across is that this mag is harder to get hold of than a jellied eel.
Once you get hold of the concept, you just need to use a bit of common sense to tackle tricky questions.
The filmer had this janky camera with one of those clip-on fish eyes and was impossible to get hold of.
Brave Jack managed to get hold of her arms and, in spite of once losing his grip, pull her to safety.

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