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clutch(noun, hold, take, close)
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grip(noun, hold, take, time)
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hold(noun, take, time, keep)
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clinch(noun, hold, take, time)
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grasp(noun, hold, take, close)
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clasp(noun, hold, take, close)
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contract(noun, diminish, grasp, condense)
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squeeze(noun, hold, take, fix)
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grapple(noun, hold, take, close)
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seize(hold, take, fix, keep)
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clamp(noun, hold, time, fix)
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embrace(hold, take, close, fix)
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grab(noun, hold, take, keep)
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hug(noun, hold, take, close)
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bag(noun, hold, take, grasp)
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catch(noun, hold, take, keep)
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constrict(decline, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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hang on(expression, phrasal verb, hold, take)
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tighten(decline, reduce, restrain, diminish)
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claw(hold, take, grasp, arrest)
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