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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something used to hold another thing securely |
| Synonyms: | ballast, bower, comfort, defense, fastener, foothold, grapnel, grappling iron, grip, hold, hook, kedge, mainstay, mooring, mud hook, pillar, protection, safeguard, security, staff, stay, support |
kər| Main Entry: | grip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clasp, embrace |
| Synonyms: | anchor, brace, catch, cinch, cincture, clamp, clamping, clench, clinch, clutch, coercion, constraint, crushing, duress, enclosing, enclosure, fastening, fixing, grapnel, grapple, grasp, gripe, handclasp, handgrip, handhold, handshake, hold, hook, ligature, lug, purchase, restraint, snatch, squeeze, strength, tenure, vise, wrench |
| Antonyms: | release |
| Main Entry: | hook |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | curved fastener |
| Synonyms: | angle, catch, clasp, crook, curve, grapnel, grapple, hasp, holder, link, lock, peg |
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