[uh-hohld] 
| 1. | Informal. a hold or grasp (often fol. by of): He took ahold of my arm. Grab ahold! |
| 2. | Nautical Archaic. close to the wind and on a single tack: to keep a vessel ahold. |
| 3. | get ahold of, Informal. hold (def. 51). |
| a·hold (ə-hōld') n. Hold; grip: "I knew I could make it all right if I got . . . back to the hotel and got ahold of that bottle of brandy" (Jimmy Breslin). |
