Usually means: Gaining control or significant influence.
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We found 13 dictionaries that define the word taking hold:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. taking hold: Merriam-Webster
  2. taking hold: Vocabulary.com
  3. taking hold: Wiktionary
  4. taking hold: Dictionary.com
  5. taking hold: Rhymezone
  6. taking hold: FreeDictionary.org
  7. taking hold: Mnemonic Dictionary
  8. taking hold: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. taking hold: Legal dictionary
  2. taking hold: Financial dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. taking hold: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. taking hold: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. taking hold: Idioms

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noun:  the act of gripping something firmly with the hands


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