10
take(verb, hold, control, get, go)
9
appellation(noun, name, style, sign, informal)
9
cover(verb, touch, catch, physical, retrieve)
9
fondle(verb, take, meet, keep, touch)
9
grasp(noun, verb, hold, accept, remove)
9
shaft(noun, end, grip, instrument, stock)
9
superintend(verb, control, order, set, show)
8
carry on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, take)
8
cognomen(noun, name, style, sign, words)
8
crank(noun, thing, grip, switch, shaft)
8
designation(noun, name, style, sign, words)
8
do by(verb, expression, phrasal verb, act together)
8
doorknob(noun, thing, lump, dial, lever)
8
employ(verb, hold, take, control, work)
8
exploit(verb, control, work, accept, develop)
8
haft(noun, end, grip, instrument, stock)
8
maneuver(verb, control, go, work, show)
8
nickname(noun, name, style, sign, informal)
8
palm(verb, take, meet, keep, touch)
8
play(verb, hold, take, control, go)
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