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batten(hold, secure, join, fasten)
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bolt(hold, fix, secure, settle)
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button(hold, fix, secure, settle)
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catch(hold, secure, settle, join)
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cinch(secure, restrain, connect, fasten)
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compact(close, restrict, crowd, contract)
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concentrate(close, restrict, crowd, contract)
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connect(hold, change, fix, secure)
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cut(change, correct, alter, amend)
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draw in(phrasal verb, contraction)
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epitomize(close, decline, reduce, diminish)
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gird(fix, secure, restrain, join)
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grapple
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grip(hold, secure, join, fasten)
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hitch(hold, fix, secure, settle)
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interlace(secure, join, link, connect)
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knit(gather, contract, squeeze, wrinkle)
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knot(hold, secure, join, link)
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lessen
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limit(restrain, contract, narrow, inhibit)
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