| lock(noun, verb, hold, press, secure) |
| pat(noun, verb, communication, feeling, love) |
| accost(verb, meet, accept, receive, embrace) |
| affection(noun, love, squeeze, embrace) |
| cleave to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, love, honor) |
| embosom(verb, phrasal verb, touch, archaism) |
| fold(verb, hold, press, grasp, seize) |
| grapple(noun, verb, hold, close, fix) |
| hail(verb, meet, accept, receive, embrace) |
| hold fast(verb, expression, idiom, hold, fix) |
| nestle(noun, verb, hold, meet, love) |
| nip(verb, press, touch, crush, physical) |
| nurse(verb, love, honor, encourage, prize) |
| tight grip(noun, expression, idiom, grasp, squeeze) |
| wave(verb, greet) |
| approach(verb, approach, greet) |
| approximate(adjective, approach, nearness) |
| contract(verb, press, crush, pack, stuff) |
| cradle(verb, hold, take, keep, press) |
| enclose(verb, hold, take, close, keep) |