- 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.
- 150 Romans have gin cocktail to hang on - Adhere - Adhere closely - Cohere - Hang on, dear. Don’t get involved in declaring - Hold fast - Hold firmly
- Hold back - Hold down - Lock up (prisoner) - To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to
hold tightly; to constringe. - To bring into a narrow compass; to compress. - To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress. - To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.