- Clench - Clutch - Grip - Interior of a cargo ship - The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck,
in which the cargo is stowed. - To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or
relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling
or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain. - To retain in one's keeping; to maintain possession of, or
authority over; not to give up or relinquish; to keep; to defend.