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clutch(noun, verb, hold, take, close)
19
grip(noun, verb, hold, take, time)
16
clinch(noun, verb, hold, take, time)
14
clasp(noun, verb, hold, take, close)
11
squeeze(noun, verb, hold, take, fix)
9
seize(verb, hold, take, fix, keep)
7
embrace(verb, hold, take, close, fix)
7
hug(noun, verb, hold, take, close)
4
catch(noun, verb, hold, take, keep)
4
hang on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, take)
3
take(verb, hold, keep, stay, have)
2
arrest(noun, verb, hold, take, keep)
2
cherish(verb, hold, take, keep, stay)
2
cleave(verb, take, keep, stay, have)
2
cling(verb, take, keep, stay, have)
2
confine(verb, take, decline, keep, reduce)
2
contain(verb, take, keep, stay, have)
2
cradle(verb, take, keep, stay, have)
2
enclose(verb, take, close, keep, secure)
2
freeze to(expression, take, keep, stay, have)
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APASmart Define. (2015). clench thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/clench/thesaurus/synonyms
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