Ways of holding

[blank_start]Grip[blank_end]: to hold something tightly.

Before he could run away, she [blank_start]seized[blank_end] him by the collar.

[blank_start]Clasp[blank_end]: (LITERARY): to hold someone or something tightly with your arms.

[blank_start]Grasp[blank_end]: to take and hold something or someone very tightly.

[blank_start]squeeze[blank_end]: to press something firmly, especially with your hands; to press (another's hand or arm) within one's hand as a friendly or sympathetic gesture.

[blank_start]Clutch[blank_end]: to hold someone or something firmly, for example because you are afraid or in pain, or do not want to lose them.

[blank_start]Cling[blank_end]: to hold onto someone or something tightly with your hands or arms, for example because you are afraid; to stay very close to someone, usually because you want them to protect you; to try very hard to keep something; to keep believing that something is right or real, even though other people do not.

Members of the sect have [blank_start]clung to[blank_end] a faith that has been outlawed since the 17th century.

He still [blank_start]clings to[blank_end] his mother even at the age of ten.

[blank_start]Enfold[blank_end]: to surround or enclose someone or something.

[blank_start]Snatch[blank_end]: to pull or take something away quickly; to make a sudden move to seize (something), as with the hand.

[blank_start]Pluck[blank_end]: to pick up something quickly, like flowers, feathers or hairs.

[blank_start]uppercut[blank_end]