7
cling to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, love)
7
snuggle(noun, verb, hold, meet, press)
7
welcome(verb, meet, receive, squeeze, embrace)
6
adhere(verb, hold, take, fix, keep)
6
bear hug(noun, verb, expression, idiom, hold)
6
cleave(verb, hold, take, fix, keep)
6
crush(noun, verb, move, hold, beat)
6
nuzzle(noun, verb, hold, press, love)
6
receive(verb, meet, accept, squeeze, embrace)
6
salute(verb, meet, accept, receive, courtesy)
6
stick(verb, take, keep, join, continue)
6
stroke(noun, verb, communication, feeling, love)
6
touch(noun, verb, hold, feeling, hit)
5
bow(verb, courtesy, greet)
5
buss(verb, touch, physical, stroke, courtesy)
5
cohere(verb, hold, fix, join, catch)
5
curtsy(verb, courtesy, greet)
5
envelop(verb, hold, press, grasp, seize)
5
gripe(noun, grasp, handhold, retention, fibula)
5
huddle(verb, hold, meet, touch, physical)
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