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make fast(verb, expression, idiom, move, hold)
13
chain(verb, hold, fix, cover, secure)
13
close(verb, adjective, hold, close, end)
13
anchor(verb, move, hold, place, set)
13
bolt(verb, hold, calm, close, fix)
12
rivet(verb, hold, place, set, fix)
12
seal(verb, hold, close, end, fix)
12
tighten(verb, hold, fix, secure, settle)
11
hook(verb, hold, close, secure, join)
11
moor(verb, move, hold, set, fix)
11
set(verb, hold, calm, place, fix)
11
tether(verb, hold, fix, cover, secure)
11
weld(verb, hold, fix, touch, secure)
10
bond(noun, verb, hold, fix, secure)
10
clasp(verb, hold, close, fix, touch)
10
clinch(verb, hold, fix, secure, settle)
10
knot(noun, verb, hold, keep, secure)
10
shut(verb, close, secure, block, bar)
10
tie up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, fix)
9
adhere(verb, hold, fix, cover, touch)
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