get hold of

n. compass

v. understand, absorb, comprehend, fathom, seize, grasp, get a grip, hold, apperceive, appreciate, apprehend, bite, catch, catch on, clasp, clench, clip, clutch, come home, conceive, cup, dawn on, digest, discern, get, get hold of, grip, latch on to

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v. (neg. form of kavramak) understand, absorb, comprehend, fathom, seize, grasp, get a grip, hold, apperceive, appreciate, apprehend, bite, catch, catch on, clasp, clench, clip, clutch, come home, conceive, cup, dawn on, digest, discern, get, get hold of, grip, latch on to

"1. head. 2. mind, mental attitude. 3. intelligence. 4. a large marble, shoooter. - ya almak slang 1. /ı/ to silence (a bothersome person). 2. to find the right person (to do a job). -sı almamak /ı/ 1. not to be able to understand. 2. to be too tired to understand. 3. not to be able to believe. -dan atmak to make up something and try to pass it off as the truth. - boşluğu cranial cavity, cavum cranii. -sı bozulmak colloq. to blow one´s top, get angry. -sı bulanmak to get confused. -yı bulmak slang to be pleasantly tipsy (from drink). -sı çalışmak to be on the ball. -yı çekmek colloq. to do some serious drinking, Brit. have a booze-up. -sından çıkarmak /ı/ to put (an idea) out of one´s head. -sına dank etmek/demek to dawn on one at last. - değiştirmek to change one´s mind; to change one´s way of thinking. - dengi 1. kindred spirit. 2. (someone) who is a kindred spirit, like-minded. -sının dikine gitmek to go one´s own way, do as one pleases. -sı dinç olmak to feel fresh and alert. -sı dönmek 1. to be confused and perplexed. 2. to feel dizzy. -sı dumanlı 1. tipsy, tight. 2. tired and confused. -sı durmak to be too tired to think. -dan gayri müsellah colloq. nutty, not quite right in the head. -sına girmek /ın/ 1. to make good sense, seem to be right (to). 2. to comprehend, understand. - göz yarmak to be awkward and unskillful. - işçisi white-collar worker. -sı işlemek to be on the ball. -sı izinli olmak slang for one´s mind to be elsewhere; to wool-gather. - kafaya vermek to put their heads together. - kalmamak /da/ to be so worn out one can´t think. -sı karışmak (for someone) to get confused. -sını kaşıyacak vakti olmamak to be too busy to think, not to have time to turn around. -sı kazan (gibi) olmak for one´s head to be ringing (from noise); to feel fuddled (after a lot of mental effort). -sını kızdırmak /ın/ to make (someone´s) blood boil. -sı kızmak to get angry. -dan kontak colloq. cracked, nutty, touched in the head. -sına koymak /ı/ to get hold of (some idea); to take it into one´s head (to do something). -sını kullanmak to use one´s head. -sını kurcalamak /ın/ to make (one) think. - patlatmak to do a lot of hard mental work. -dan sakat colloq. cracked, nutty, touched in the head. - sallamak to rubber-stamp everything, be a yes-man. -sına sığmamak not to be able to comprehend. -sında şimşek çakmak to get a sudden inspiration. - şişirmek (for noise, a complicated problem) to drive one crazy, make one unable to think straight. -sı şişmek for one´s head to be ringing (from noise); to feel fuddled (after a lot of mental effort). -sına takılıp kalmak to stick in one´s mind, not to leave one´s mind. -sı taşa çarpmak to learn something the hard way. -sını taştan taşa çarpmak/vurmak 1. to regret bitterly a lost opportunity. 2. to feel very remorseful. - tutmak /a/ to defy; to oppose challengingly. -yı tütsülemek slang to get tight, get tipsy. - ütülemek slang to talk someone to death, talk someone´s ear off. -sına vur, ekmeğini elinden al. colloq. He is so meek you can walk all over him. -sına vura vura by force. -sına vurmak (for drink) to go to one´s head. -sını vurmak /ın/ to behead. -yı (yere) vurmak 1. to hit the sack, hit the hay. 2. to take to one´s bed, get laid up (owing to illness). - vuruşu soccer header. - yağı slang sperm, semen. -sı yerinde olmamak to wool-gather; for one´s mind to be elsewhere. -sı yerine gelmek to come back to earth; to start thinking straight again. - yormak to ponder, think hard, rack one´s brains."

v. hold, hold up, get hold of, seize, catch, keep, take, favor, favour [Brit.], support, stick to, affect, abide by, add up to, bespeak, bind, book, charter, check, choke, choke back, choke down, choke off, claw hold of, clench, clutch, cog, cohere

tutmak ( ye)

v. play, play on

tutmak (dil)

v. guard

tutmak (hapiste)

v. remand

tutmak (nefes)

v. bate

tutmak (para)

v. be

tutmak (söz)

v. redeem

tutmak (toplam)

v. total, tot up

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v. bag, catch, catch hold of, catch up on, claw hold of, clutch, collar, cop, embrace, entrap, grab, grapple, grasp, grip, get hold of, hook, intercept, nab, nail, nobble, overtake, pinch, pull up to, seize, seize on, snap up, snatch, tackle, take

yakalamak (av)

v. account

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v. keep calm, contain oneself, forbear, get hold of oneself, hold back, hold in, keep from, possess oneself, refrain, restrain oneself

v. (neg. form of yakalamak) bag, catch, catch hold of, catch up on, claw hold of, clutch, collar, cop, embrace, entrap, grab, grapple, grasp, grip, get hold of, hook, intercept, nab, nail, nobble, overtake, pinch, pull up to, seize, seize on, snap up, snatch, tackle, take

slang 1. Come here! 2. Give me/us...!/ Cough up the...! - etmek /ı/ 1. to get, get one´s hands on, get hold of. 2. to steal, pinch, Brit. nick.

"/ı/ 1. to catch; to collar, nab; to seize, grab, get hold of. 2. to catch (fish, birds, etc.). 3. to spot, detect, notice, see. 4. to regard (someone) as responsible, hold (someone) responsible."

slang catching, seizing. - etmek /ı/ to catch, nab, get hold of, lay one´s hands on (someone). - olmak (for someone) to get caught, be nabbed.

v. make contact, get hold of, establish a connection with, link, link up, correlate, relate, tap

v. get hold of oneself, possess oneself, be poised

v. buttonhole, collar, get hold of, take smb. by the scruff of the neck

to get hold of

used in: - gelinmek /a/ impersonal passive 1. to meet by chance, chance upon (someone). 2. to come across, meet with, encounter, find. - gelmek 1. /a/ to meet by chance, chance upon (someone). 2. /a/ to come across, meet with, encounter, find. 3. /a/ (for something unexpected) to come (one´s) way, come to (someone). 4. /a/ (for something) to hit (a target). 5. (for something) to turn out as one had hoped it would. 6. /a/ to coincide with, occur at the same time as. 7. /a/ (for something) to be at the same level as (something else), be on a line with (something else): Badem ağacının üst dalları pencereme rast geliyordu. The topmost branches of the almond tree were on a level with my window. - getirmek /ı/ 1. to find suddenly (someone or something one has long been searching for). 2. to choose (the right time to do something), to approach, collar, or get hold of (someone) (at the right time, in the right setting). 3. to shoot or throw (something) so that it hits the target. 4. (for God) to allow (something) to succeed. - gitmek (for something) to go well, go smoothly.

"anger; rage, wrath. -yle angrily. - baldan tatlıdır. proverb After you´ve blown your stack and gotten rid of your anger, you feel quite good. -si burnunda foaming with anger/rage. -si kabarmak to become very angry, flare up. -yle kalkan ziyanla/zararla oturur. proverb One often repents of that which one does in a fit of anger. -den köpürmek to foam with anger/rage. -si topuklarına çıkmak /ın/ to become very angry, see red. -sini yenmek to control one´s anger, get hold of oneself."

get a toe hold

"1. /ı/ to hold; to take hold of; to grip; to grab. 2. /ı/ to hold back; to restrain. 3. /ı/ to hunt: kuş tutmak to hunt birds. 4. /ı/ to nab; to arrest (someone). 5. /ı/ mil. to capture, occupy (a position). 6. /ı/ to grasp, understand (that something is happening). 7. /ı/ to reach, come to, arrive at (a place); to make it to (a place). 8. /ı/ to detain (someone); to hold (someone) up. 9. /ı/ to look after, watch over (someone). 10. /ı, da/ to keep (someone, something) in (a place); to maintain (something) (at a certain level). 11. /ı/ (for something) to take up (so much space). 12. /ı/ (for writing) to cover (a place). 13. /ı/ (for fog, etc.) to cover, envelop (a place). 14. /ı/ (for a sound) to fill (a place). 15. /ı/ to reserve (a place). 16. /ı/ (for snow) to stick to; (for ice) to form in: Sokaklar buz tuttu. The streets have gotten icy. 17. /ı/ (for cloth) to show (a stain, dust, etc.). 18. /ı/ to patrol; to mount guard over or guard (a place); to man. 19. /ı/ to back, support. 20. /ı/ to approve of, like. 21. (for something) to be accepted, win general approval. 22. /ı/ to keep (one´s promise, one´s word). 23. /ı/ (for one thing) to accord with, be consistent with, jibe with, agree with. 24. /ı/ to rent, Brit. hire. 25. /ı/ to hire, take on, employ. 26. /ı/ to take up, embark on (a job). 27. /ı/ to have (a steady job). 28. /ı/ (for a man) to be married to. 29. /ı/ (for something) to make (someone) feel sick at his stomach; to give (someone) a headache. 30. (for someone´s curse) to be realized, come true, come to pass. 31. /ı/ to be seized with (the hiccups, fit of coughing, etc.): O sırada onu öyle bir gülme krizi tuttu ki odadan çıkmak zorunda kaldı. At that point she got the giggles so bad that she had to leave the room. 32. (for a pain, cough, etc.) to begin again; (for a condition) to crop up again: Of, gene sancım tuttu. Ouf! My pain´s started up again. Remzi´nin inatçılığı tuttu. Remzi´s stubborn streak is showing again. Pakize´nin babaları tutmuş galiba. Pakize appears to be having a nervous seizure. 33. (for someone) to get (malaria): Dursun´u sıtma tutmuş. I hear Dursun´s got malaria. 34. /ı/ to do (something) (in a certain way): Bu işi hızlı tutalım. Let´s get this job done quickly./Let´s do this job quickly. 35. /ı/ to make (something) (in a certain way): Bu binayı mümkün olduğu kadar geniş tutmak istiyoruz. We want to make this building as wide as possible. 36. /ı/ (for something) to total, come to a total of, come to, amount to, add up to. 37. /ı/ (for a place) to be open to, be exposed to, be unprotected from (the wind). 38. /ı/ to keep (something) (in a certain state): Odanı temiz tut! Keep your room clean! Başını dik tut! Hold your head up straight! 39. /ı, a/ to throw (something) at; to fire (something) at; to shower (something) upon: Şehri topa tuttular. They mounted an artillery assault on the city. Gelini hediye yağmuruna tuttular. They showered the bride with gifts. 40. /ı, a/ to add (a sum) to (an amount owed). 41. /ı, a/ to hold (something) over, close to, near, or up to: O diayı ışığa tut. Hold that slide to the light. 42. /ı/ to gain (weight), put on (weight): Bu et tutmamış davarı satalım. Let´s sell these skinny cows. 43. /ı/ to use (a razor); to wear (a yashmak). 44. /ı/ (for milk) to form (cream): Süt kaymak tuttu. The milk´s creamed. 45. /ı/ (for an amount of time) to pass (while going from one place to another): İzmir´le Bodrum arası altı saat tutar. It takes six hours to drive from İzmir to Bodrum. 46. to take it into one´s head to, decide suddenly to, up and (do something): Şimdi de Ankara´ya gideceği tuttu. Now he´s taken it into his head to go to Ankara. Sonunda tuttu bütün malını mülkünü Şebnem´in üstüne yaptı. In the end he upped and made everything he owned over to Şebnem. Arada sırada tutar bizi balık yemeye götürür. Every once in a while he´ll up and take us out to eat fish. 47. /ı, a/ to serve, offer (a guest) (something to eat or drink): Şennur, kuzum, misafirimize şeker

"1. /ı, a/ to have (someone) hold (something). 2. /ı, a/ to let (someone) hold (something). 3. /ı, la/ to fasten, tack, or nail (something) together with; to sew (something) together with; to glue (something) together. 4. /ı/ to maintain, keep (something) going, carry on. 5. /ı/ to maintain (something) obstinately, assert (something) obstinately. 6. /ı/ to get (something) into one´s head and go on about it insistently. 7. /ı/ to get started (doing something). 8. /ı/ to hit (a target, a mark); to succeed in getting (a certain grade or score). tutturabildiğine (selling something) for as much as one can get, for whatever the market will stand."

"1. tight; firm. 2. tightly. 3. close (weave). 4. closely (woven). 5. strict, strictly observed or enforced. 6. stingy. 7. wad (for a muzzle-loader). 8. strong, heavy (wind or blow with the fist). 9. numerous and pressing (jobs). 10. slang first-rate, great, very good. -ysa vulg. If you think you can do it,...!/If he thinks he can do it,...! - basmak to use one´s authority, insist on having one´s way. - çalışmak to work hard. - durmak to be brave or firm; to act bravely or firmly; to stand one´s ground. - esmek to blow a gale. - fıkı 1. intimate (friend). 2. on intimate terms, palsy-walsy. -ya gelmek to get in a predicament, get in a tight spot. -yı görünce when things get rough. -da kalmak to be in a jam, be in a tight spot. -ya koymak /ı/ to put great pressure on (someone). - sıkıya 1. very tightly. 2. well, in a thoroughgoing fashion. - tutmak /ı/ 1. to hold (something, someone) tightly. 2. to do (a job) with scrupulous care. -yı yemek to get a scolding."