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verb

hold firmly, usually with one's hands (Freq. 10)
- She clutched my arm when she got scared
• Syn:
hold close, hold tight, clutch
• Derivationally related forms:
clutch (for: clutch)
• Hypernyms:
hold, take hold
• Hyponyms:
cuddle, snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody