Prehend

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prehend \Pre*hend"\, v. t. [L. prehendere. See {Prehensile}.]
     To lay hold of; to seize. [Obs.] --Middleton.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  prehend
       v : take hold of; grab; "The salesclerk quickly seized the money
           on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother
           seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize
           small mammals" [syn: {seize}, {clutch}]