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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold securely; grab |
| Synonyms: | bolt, clamp, clasp, clench, clutch, cuddle, embrace, enfold, fasten, fix, grab hold of, grapple, grasp, grip, hug, lay hands on, make fast, nail, press, rivet, secure, seize, snatch, squeeze |
| Notes: | clench means to hold in a tight grasp while clinch means to settle conclusively - for example, hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches |
| Antonyms: | let go |
| Main Entry: | cluster |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group of something |
| Synonyms: | array, assemblage, band, batch, bevy, blob, body, bunch, bundle, chunk, clump, clutch, collection, covey, crew, gathering, hunk, knot, lot, pack, party, set |
| Antonyms: | individual, one |
| Main Entry: | embrace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold tightly in one's arms |
| Synonyms: | bear hug, clasp, clinch, cling, clutch, cradle, cuddle, encircle, enfold, entwine, envelop, fold, fondle, grab, grasp, grip, hug, lock, nuzzle, press, seize, snuggle, squeeze, take in arms, wrap |
| Antonyms: | let go, release |
| Main Entry: | emergency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crisis, danger |
| Synonyms: | accident, climax, clutch*, compulsion, crossroad, crunch, depression, difficulty, distress, exigency, extremity, fix, hole, impasse, juncture, meltdown, misadventure, necessity, pass, pinch*, plight, predicament, pressure, push, quandary, scrape, squeeze, strait, tension, turning point, urgency, vicissitude, zero hour |
| Antonyms: | calm, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enfold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | embrace, hug |
| Synonyms: | bear hug, cinch, clasp, clinch, clutch, cover, drape, encase, enclose, encompass, enshroud, envelop, envelope, enwrap, fold, girdle, grab, hold, invest, press, shroud, squeeze, surround, swathe, veil, wrap, wrap up |
| Antonyms: | let go |
| Main Entry: | feel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | touch, stroke |
| Synonyms: | apperceive, caress, clasp, clutch, explore, finger, fondle, frisk, fumble, grapple, grasp, grip, grope, handle, manipulate, maul, palm, palpate, paw, perceive, pinch, ply, poke, press, run hands over, sense, squeeze, test, thumb, tickle, try, twiddle, wield |
| Main Entry: | fondle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | touch lovingly |
| Synonyms: | bear hug, caress, clutch, cosset, cuddle, dandle, embrace, feel, fool around, grab, grope, hug, love, make love to, neck, nestle, nuzzle, pat, paw, pet, play footsie, snuggle, squeeze, stroke |
| Main Entry: | grab |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | latch on to |
| Synonyms: | capture, catch, catch hold of, clutch, collar, corral*, get one's fingers on, get one's hands on, glom, grapple, grasp, grip, hook, land, lay one's hands on, nab, nail, pluck, seize, snag, snap up, snatch, take, take hold of |
| Antonyms: | let go, release |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grapple |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grab, wrestle |
| Synonyms: | attack, battle, catch, clash, clasp, close, clutch, combat, confront, contend, cope, deal with, do battle, encounter, engage, face, fasten, fight, grasp, grip, hold, hook, hug, nab, nail, scuffle, seize, snatch, struggle, tackle, take, take on*, tussle |
| Antonyms: | let go, release |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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