- A firm grasp - Brood of chicks - Grasp - Hold on tight to batch of eggs - Hold tightly - A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or
claws; seizure; grasp. - The hands, claws, or talons, in the act of grasping firmly;
-- often figuratively, for power, rapacity, or cruelty; as, to fall
into the clutches of an adversary.