・take a lantern in one's hand カンテラを手に取る.

・take a thing between one's knees ひざの間に物をはさむ.

・take a person to one's arms [heart, breast] 人を抱える; 人を心に受け入れる.

・She took the baby on her lap. 彼女は赤ん坊をひざに抱いた.

・He took my hand and led me away. 彼は私の手を取って連れていった.

★把握の対象を目的語とし, その部分を「by＋the＋名詞」で示す慣用法がある (cf. vt. 25 c).

・He took me by the hand [arm, shoulders]. 私の手を取った[腕を取った, 両肩をつかまえた].

・I took the dog by the [its] tail. その犬の尾をつかんだ.

3a 〔…から〕取り去る, 取り除く, 抜き取る (remove); 引き離す (withdraw) 〔from, out of, off〕.