| batten down |
| bind(verb, hold, take, close, fix) |
| bosom(verb, phrasal verb, touch, archaism) |
| braze(verb, hold, fix, join, catch) |
| butt(noun, hold, grip) |
| chain(noun, verb, hold, secure, restrain) |
| cinch(noun, verb, hold, press, restrain) |
| cincture(noun, hold, grasp, restraint, shake) |
| claw(verb, hold, take, grasp, arrest) |
| cleave to(expression, love, honor, encourage, continue) |
| closure(noun, tie, fastener, fastening, peg) |
| compass(noun, verb, appropriate, grasp, grab) |
| couple(verb, touch, secure, join, stick) |
| cradle(verb, support, hold, take, keep) |
| dovetail |
| entwine(verb, hold, close, press, touch) |
| feel(verb, touch, handle, stroke, embrace) |
| fist(noun, hand) |
| glue(noun, verb, hold, fix, secure) |
| grow together(verb, phrasal verb, coherence) |