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get hands on

VERB
acquire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
achieve amass bring in buy collect earn gain get have pick up promote take win
STRONG
access annex attain catch cop corral gather grab land procure secure snag wangle
WEAK
get hold of latch onto lock up rack up scare up take possession of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disperse divide fail forfeit give lose miss misunderstand pass scatter spend throw away
STRONG
give up let go release
WEAK
forgo relinquish surrender yield
VERB
appropriate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
borrow confiscate embezzle misappropriate secure
STRONG
annex clap cop filch grab hijack liberate lift pilfer pocket snatch swipe usurp
WEAK
get fingers on grab hold of moonlight requisition take over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
give pay return
STRONG
receive
WEAK
bequeath bestow keep refuse reject
VERB
assume
Synonyms
STRONGEST
take over
STRONG
annex appropriate arrogate borrow commandeer confiscate expropriate grab hijack liberate preempt seize snatch swipe usurp
WEAK
clap hands on get fingers on glom onto grab hold of kipe moonlight requisition
Antonyms
STRONG
give let go offer release return
WEAK
doubt leave let alone not believe not do not take
VERB
attain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
complete earn gain obtain promote reach realize reap secure
STRONG
acquire arrive cop effect fulfill get grasp hit procure score snag succeed unzip win
WEAK
accede to arrive at bring off come through get fat get there glom onto latch onto make it pull off rack up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fail forfeit give up hurt ignore lose miss neglect spend
STRONG
depart leave misunderstand surrender yield
WEAK
abandon desert give in
VERB
get
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bring draw earn gain grab have land make obtain pick up pull realize receive score take win
STRONG
access accomplish acquire annex attain bag capture clear compass cop educe effect elicit evoke extort extract fetch glean hustle inherit net parlay procure reap secure snag snowball wangle
WEAK
bring in build up buy into buy off buy out cash in on chalk up clean up come by lock up make a buy make a killing rack up snap up succeed to
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avoid drop forfeit give lose offer refuse reject release throw away
STRONG
abandon free give up let go push away relinquish surrender
WEAK
leave miss pass yield
VERB
have
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accept acquire admit bear carry enjoy gain get hold include keep obtain own pick up possess receive retain take
STRONG
annex compass corner hog land occupy procure secure
WEAK
chalk up get hold of have in hand latch on to lock up sit on take in teem with
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon avoid deny disallow dispossess dispute exclude forfeit forsake free give lack let go lose need not have offer pass refuse reject release spend surrender throw away yield
VERB
possess
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acquire carry enjoy maintain occupy own retain seize
STRONG
bear control corner dominate grab hog hold
WEAK
be blessed with be born with be endowed with corner the market get hold of have to name latch on to lock up sit on take over take possession
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fail free lack let go lose need release surrender yield
STRONG
abandon forsake
WEAK
dispossess miss not have
VERB
receive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accept collect draw earn gain get hear hold make obtain pick up pocket reap secure seize take take in win
STRONG
acquire admit apprehend appropriate arrogate assume catch cop corral derive gather grab inherit perceive procure pull redeem snag
WEAK
be given be in receipt of be informed be told come by come into get from get hold of latch on to pull down take possession
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny disallow discourage dissuade drop fail forfeit forsake free give halt let go lose offer pass refuse reject release renounce repulse spend stop throw away
STRONG
push repel
WEAK
deliver donate turn away
VERB
snare
Synonyms
STRONGEST
corral enmesh entangle pull in round up
STRONG
arrest bag decoy entrap involve land lure net seduce seize tempt wire
Antonyms
STRONGEST
exclude
STRONG
disenchant free let go liberate lose release repulse
WEAK
loosen
VERB
usurp
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annex preempt supplant wrest
STRONG
appropriate arrogate assume commandeer displace grab highjack seize swipe take
WEAK
accroach barge in butt in clap hands on cut out elbow in grab hold of infringe upon lay hold of muscle in squeeze in work in worm in
Antonyms
STRONG
give keep leave let go offer refuse reject release
WEAK
give in relinquish surrender

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Working as an ambassador for Wakehurst has meant that the actor has had a chance to get hands on with the seeds.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025

Students would get hands on experience in the Stillaguamish and Snohomish watersheds.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2023

Slade, Smith and Steward all get hands on the ball and England make some powerful carries.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 5, 2022

For a wild animal, that means getting informative photographs because you can’t get hands on them.

From The Verge ● May 14, 2021

You had a hot trail before, Roger—one of his men led you to him and you had a chance to get hands on him.”

From The Black Star A Detective Story by Johnston McCulley

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