| 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) |