The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GRAB which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2005.
Lay hold of crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GRAB | 67 % | 4 |
| SNATCH | 33 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lay hold of
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hold
- hold in hand
- get hold of
- hold up
- hand-hold
- seize
- latch
- becatch
- hang on
- hold in
- hold on
- hold down
Crossword Answer definitions
GRAB noun- A sudden snatch at something.
- An acquisition by violent or unjust means.
- A mechanical device that grabs or clutches.
- A sound bite.
- That which is seized.
- A simple card game.
- To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
- To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
- To restrain someone; to arrest.
- To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest.
- To quickly collect or retrieve.
- To consume something quickly.
- To take the opportunity of.
- A two- or three-masted vessel used on the Malabar coast.
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