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embrace(noun, verb, move, hold, break)
30
clasp(noun, verb, move, hold, take)
30
squeeze(noun, verb, move, hold, break)
19
clinch(noun, verb, phrasal verb, hold, take)
16
press(verb, hold, break, take, close)
14
clutch(noun, verb, hold, take, close)
14
hold(noun, verb, move, close, fix)
11
fondle(verb, hold, take, keep, press)
11
cling(verb, hold, take, fix, keep)
10
cherish(verb, take, keep, love, continue)
9
grip(noun, verb, hold, take, close)
8
clench(noun, verb, hold, take, close)
6
adhere(verb, hold, take, fix, keep)
6
cleave(verb, hold, take, fix, keep)
6
stick(verb, take, keep, join, continue)
5
cohere(verb, hold, fix, join, catch)
4
hold fast(verb, expression, idiom, hold, fix)
3
cradle(verb, hold, take, keep, press)
3
enclose(verb, hold, take, close, keep)
3
freeze to(verb, expression, hold, take, fix)
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