- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|157
- Abbreviations|0
| footing | |
| grab(verb, hold, press, love, touch) | |
| hold close(verb, expression, keep, love, store) | |
| hold onto(verb, expression, phrasal verb, keep, love) | |
| iron grip | |
| keep close(verb, expression, keep, love, store) | |
| lie close(verb, expression, keep, love, store) | |
| nestle(verb, keep, love, touch, store) | |
| nip | |
| nurse(verb, keep, love, store, save) | |
| nuzzle(verb, hold, press, love, touch) | |
| press(verb, hold, keep, grasp, store) | |
| purchase | |
| receive(verb, keep, love, store, save) | |
| retain(verb, keep, store, save, welcome) | |
| scissors(noun, embrace, embracement) | |
| seize(verb, hold, keep, press, grasp) | |
| seizure | |
| stay near(verb, expression, keep, love, store) | |
| toehold |
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