holdCan you hold this for a moment?
claspHe reached out to clasp her hand.
gripThe baby gripped my finger with her tiny hand.
clutchSilent and pale, she clutched her mother's hand.
hang onThe child was hanging on to her mother's skirt.
graspShe grasped his hand in a gesture of sympathy.
grabHe grabbed the rope and pulled it hard.
cradleShe cradled him tenderly in her arms.
hugHe hugged his girlfriend.
embraceliteraryThe sisters embraced.