hold+firmly
31grasp — graspable, adj. grasper, n. graspless, adj. /grasp, grahsp/, v.t. 1. to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms. 2. to seize upon; hold firmly. 3. to get hold of mentally; comprehend; understand: I don t grasp your meaning …
32grasp — I (mastery) noun ability, apprehension, clasp, cognition, compass, competence, comprehension, conception, embrace, grip, handle, hold, judgment, ken, knowledge, mastery, perception, purchase, range, reach, retention, savvy, scope, seizure, sense …
33fast — {{11}}fast (adj.) O.E. fæst firmly fixed, steadfast, secure, enclosed, probably from P.Gmc. *fastuz (Cf. O.Fris. fest, O.N. fastr, Du. vast, Ger. fest), from PIE root *past firm (Cf. Skt. pastyam dwelling place ). The adverb meaning quickly,… …
34cling to — 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 …
35Philosophy of mind — A phrenological mapping[1] of the brain. Phrenology was among the first attempts to correlate mental functions with specific parts of the brain. Philosophy of mind is a branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the mind, mental even …
36adhere — I (fasten) verb agglutinate, anchor, attach, band together, cement, clamp, clasp, cling to, coalesce, cohere, compound, fuse, glue, hold fast, hold firmly, inhaerere, join, latch, secure, stick to, stick together, tighten, unite II (maintain… …
37grip — I. n. Grasp, clutch, clasp, gripe. II. v. a. Grasp, clutch, seize, seize hold of, catch, catch hold of, hold firmly, seize forcibly, hold fast …
38grasp — [[t]græsp, grɑsp[/t]] v. t. 1) to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms 2) to seize upon; hold firmly 3) to comprehend; understand: I don t grasp your meaning[/ex] 4) to make a motion of seizing: grasped for the gun[/ex] …
39Clinch — (kl[i^]nch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clinched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clinching}.] [OE. clenchen, prop. causative of clink to cause to clink, to strike; cf. D. klinken to tinkle, rivet. See {Clink}.] 1. To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or… …
40Clinched — Clinch Clinch (kl[i^]nch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clinched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clinching}.] [OE. clenchen, prop. causative of clink to cause to clink, to strike; cf. D. klinken to tinkle, rivet. See {Clink}.] 1. To hold firmly; to hold fast by… …
