• to catch hold of sy, to lay hold of sy, to take hold of sy
• to catch hold of sg, to lay hold of sg, to take hold of sg
• to snatch sg away from sy
• to be nabbed, to get pinched
• sg has turned his brain
• something has turned his brain
• to seize sy by the slack of sy's trousers
• to catch up, to hoick, to pick up, to snap up, to snatch, to snatch up, to whip off, to wisp up
• to clamber up, to get on