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keep(take, stay, have, grasp)
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neck(noun, love, touch, spoil)
3
nod
3
palm(take, keep, touch, stay)
3
persist(hold, fix, join, catch)
3
retain(take, keep, stay, have)
3
seize(hold, take, close, fix)
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stand by(expression, phrasal verb, nearness)
3
stay near(expression, squeeze, embrace, enfold)
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stay put(expression, hold, take, fix)
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take hold of(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, coherence)
2
accept(meet, receive, greet)
2
adhere to(expression, phrasal verb)
2
bear(press, crush, pack, stuff)
2
bind(hold, take, fix, keep)
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brush(noun, communication, feeling, touch)
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bunch(meet, gather, discuss, cluster)
2
burrow(hold, touch, physical, embrace)
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catch(hold, take, close, fix)
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clamp(noun, hold, fix, press)
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