5
through and through(expression, idiom)
4
addict(noun, verb)
4
arrest(noun, verb, hold, drop, take)
4
bait the hook(expression, idiom, deception)
4
bar(noun, verb, hold, secure, join)
4
bind(verb, hold, mean, cover, secure)
4
bring to reason(expression, idiom, get, prompt, satisfy)
4
captivate(verb, draw, interest, stimulate, excite)
4
cement(noun, verb, hold, secure, join)
4
chain(noun, verb, hold, secure, join)
4
claws
4
clinch(noun, verb, hold, catch, grasp)
4
couple(verb, hold, secure, join, fasten)
4
crimp(noun, verb, twist, bend, bow)
4
crochet
4
deflection(noun, turn, twist, round, lean)
4
fangs
4
grapnel(noun, support, hold, grasp, restraint)
4
grip(noun, verb, support, hold, take)
4
hang(verb, curve, pendency)
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