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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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Anyhoo, what I'm trying to get across is that this mag is harder to get hold of than a jellied eel.
Don's unique selling proposition was that he managed to get hold of the question papers well before the exams were held.
The filmer had this janky camera with one of those clip-on fish eyes and was impossible to get hold of.
Traditional wet flies in sizes 12 and 14 are often all you need, though if you can get hold of Matt's specials, they could give you the edge.
The surfer even managed to get hold of Aimee at one point but he lost grip of her when another giant wave hit.
One of the most useful types of bone, although not the easiest to get hold of, was whalebone.

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