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clutch(noun, verb, hold, take, close)
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grip(noun, verb, hold, take, time)
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hold(noun, verb, take, time, keep)
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clinch(noun, verb, hold, take, time)
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grasp(noun, verb, hold, take, close)
14
clasp(noun, verb, hold, take, close)
12
contract(noun, verb, diminish, grasp, condense)
11
persuasive argument(argument, proof, argumentation)
11
squeeze(noun, verb, hold, take, fix)
9
grapple(noun, verb, hold, take, close)
9
seize(verb, hold, take, fix, keep)
8
clutches(noun, hold, grip)
7
clamp(noun, verb, hold, time, fix)
7
embrace(verb, hold, take, close, fix)
7
grab(noun, verb, hold, take, keep)
7
hug(noun, verb, hold, take, close)
6
gripe(noun, hold, grasp, connection, restraint)
5
argument of great weight(argument, proof, argumentation)
5
availing argument(argument, proof, argumentation)
5
bag(noun, verb, hold, take, grasp)
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