2
bear(verb, press, crush, pack, stuff)
2
bind(verb, hold, take, fix, keep)
2
bite(touch, physical)
2
blow(noun, communication, feeling, touch, hit)
2
brush(noun, verb, communication, feeling, touch)
2
bunch(verb, meet, gather, discuss, cluster)
2
bunny hug(noun, expression, idiom, grasp, squeeze)
2
burrow(verb, hold, touch, physical, embrace)
2
catch(verb, hold, take, close, fix)
2
clamp(noun, verb, hold, fix, press)
2
closeness
2
cluster(verb, meet, gather, discuss, bunch)
2
coddle(verb, love, honor, touch, encourage)
2
come together(verb, expression, meet, touch, physical)
2
compact
2
compress(verb, move, hold, break, beat)
2
contact(noun, communication, feeling, touch, hit)
2
converge(verb, meet, touch, physical, gather)
2
cosset(verb, hold, love, honor, touch)
2
court(verb, feel, embrace, kiss, endear)
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