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Clutch

A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp.

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Broader term 22

Accumulation 76% connected

The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of…

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Aggregation 76% connected

The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.

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Assemblage 76% connected

The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.

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Bag 76% connected

A sack or pouch, used for holding anything; as, a bag of meal or of money.

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Brood 76% connected

The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood of chickens.

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Collection 76% connected

The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens.

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Coupler 76% connected

One who couples; that which couples, as a link, ring, or shackle, to connect cars.

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Coupling 76% connected

of Couple

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Grasping 76% connected

Seizing; embracing; catching.

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Hold 76% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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Overcome 76% connected

of Overcome

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Overpower 76% connected

To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes.

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Overtake 76% connected

To come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; to catch up with.

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Overwhelm 76% connected

To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; t…

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Pedal 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the foot, or to feet, literally or figuratively; specifically (Zool.), pertaining to the foot of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglio…

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Pocketbook 76% connected

A small book or case for carrying papers, money, etc., in the pocket; also, a notebook for the pocket.

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Prehension 76% connected

The act of taking hold, seizing, or grasping, as with the hand or other member.

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Purse 76% connected

A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried o…

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Seizing 76% connected

of Seize

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Take 76% connected

Taken.

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Treadle 76% connected

The part of a foot lathe, or other machine, which is pressed or moved by the foot.

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Whelm 76% connected

To cover with water or other fluid; to cover by immersion in something that envelops on all sides; to overwhelm; to ingulf.

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Manner of action 24

Apprehend 76% connected

To take or seize; to take hold of.

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Arrest 76% connected

To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.

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Capture 76% connected

The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal.

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Catch 76% connected

To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.

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Clasp 76% connected

To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a clasp).

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Claw 76% connected

A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.

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Clench 76% connected

See Clinch.

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Clinch 76% connected

To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.

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Collar 76% connected

Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a do…

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Cop 76% connected

The top of a thing; the head; a crest.

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Cuddle 76% connected

To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.

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Get 76% connected

Jet, the mineral.

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Grab 76% connected

A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.

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Grapple 76% connected

To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.

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Grip 76% connected

The griffin.

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Nab 76% connected

The summit of an eminence.

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Nail 76% connected

the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes.

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Nest 76% connected

The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young.

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Nestle 76% connected

To make and occupy a nest; to nest.

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Nuzzle 76% connected

To noursle or nurse; to foster; to bring up.

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Rack 76% connected

Same as Arrack.

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Snap 76% connected

To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.

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Snatch 76% connected

To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss.

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Snuggle 76% connected

To move one way and the other so as to get a close place; to lie close for comfort; to cuddle; to nestle.

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Narrower term 3

Embrace 76% connected

To fasten on, as armor.

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Embracement 76% connected

A clasp in the arms; embrace.

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Embracing 76% connected

of Embrace

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Derivationally related 4

Seize 74% connected

To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.

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Seize 74% connected

To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.

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Seizing 74% connected

of Seize

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Seizing 74% connected

of Seize

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Containing whole 1

Transmission 70% connected

The act of transmitting, or the state of being transmitted; as, the transmission of letters, writings, papers, news, and the like, from one country t…

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Synonym 8

Batch 92% connected

The quantity of bread baked at one time.

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Clasp 92% connected

To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a clasp).

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Clench 92% connected

See Clinch.

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Grasp 92% connected

To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.

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Grip 92% connected

The griffin.

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Hold 92% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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Prehend 92% connected

To lay hold of; to seize.

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Seize 92% connected

To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.

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