ahold
See also: a-hold
English
Alternative forms
- a-hold (adverb)
Etymology 1
Adverb
ahold (not comparable)
- (nautical, obsolete) (of a ship) Brought to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea, and thereby held steady.
- 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
Translations
nautical
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Etymology 2
Noun
ahold (uncountable)
Usage notes
- Mainly used in phrases such as catch, lay, take or get ahold of, on or upon something.
- In formal writing, this word is generally avoided in favor of a more formal synonym.
Translations
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References
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “ahold”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)