NOUN | act | clutches, clasp, clench, clutch, grasp, grip, hold | the act of grasping |
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Sounds | klah'chahz; klah'chihz | |
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Rhymes | abuzz ... wages: 30 rhymes with ahz... | |
Agassiz ... wiz: 36 rhymes with ihz... |
Meaning | The act of grasping. | |
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Synonyms | clasp, clench, clutch, grasp, grip, hold | |
Narrower | chokehold, choke hold | A restraining hold / hold |
embrace, embracing, embracement | The act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) | |
wrestling hold | A hold used in the sport of wrestling | |
Broader | grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension | The act of gripping / gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) |
Spanish | agarre, agarro, agarrón | |
Catalan | agafada, agarrada |
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