get hold of

(verb) get into one's hands, take physically. Synonyms: take, get hold of. Examples: "Take a cookie!." "Can you take this bag, please."

(verb) be in or establish communication with. Synonyms: reach, get through, get hold of, contact. Examples: "Our advertisements reach millions." "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to australia."

(verb) affect. Synonyms: seize, clutch, get hold of. Examples: "Fear seized the prisoners." "The patient was seized with unbearable pains." "He was seized with a dreadful disease."