Hold firmly, usually with one's hands.
synonyms: clutch, hold close, hold tight.
Roget 772:
observe,
comply with,
respect,
acknowledge,
abide by;
cling to,
adhere to,
be faithful to,
act up to;
meet,
fulfill;
carry out,
carry into execution;
execute,
perform,
keep,
satisfy,
discharge;
do one's office.
perform an obligation,
fulfill an obligation,
discharge an obligation,
acquit oneself of an obligation;
make good;
make good one's word,
make good one's promise,
keep one's word,
keep one's promise;
redeem one's pledge;
keep faith with,
stand to one's engagement.
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Roget 865:
desire;
wish,
wish for;
be desirous
etc.
adj..
have a longing
etc.
n.;
hope
etc.
858.
care for,
affect,
like,
list;
take to,
cling to,
take a fancy to;
fancy;
prefer
etc.
(choose)
609.
have an eye,
have a mind to;
find it in one's heart
etc.
(be willing)
602;
have a fancy for,
set one's eyes upon;
cast a sheep's eye upon,
look sweet upon;
take into one's head,
have at heart,
be bent upon;
set one's cap at,
set one's heart upon,
set one's mind upon;
covet.
want,
miss,
need,
feel the want of,
would fain have,
would fain do;
would be glad of.
be hungry
etc.
adj.;
have a good appetite,
play a good knife and fork;
hunger after,
thirst after,
crave after,
lust after,
itch after,
hanker after,
run mad after;
raven for,
die for;
burn to.
desiderate†;
sigh for,
cry for,
gape for,
gasp for,
pine for,
pant for,
languish for,
yearn for,
long,
be on thorns for,
hope for;
aspire after;
catch at,
grasp at,
jump at.
woo,
court,
solicit;
fish for,
spell for,
whistle for,
put up for;
ogle.
cause desire,
create desire,
raise desire,
excite desire,
provoke desire;
whet the appetite;
appetize†,
titillate,
allure,
attract,
take one's fancy,
tempt;
hold out temptation,
hold out allurement;
tantalize,
make one's mouth water,
faire venir l'eau a la bouche [Fr.].
gratify desire
etc.
(give pleasure)
829.
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Roget 604a:
persevere,
persist;
hold on,
hold out;
die in the last ditch,
be in at the death;
stick to,
cling to,
adhere to;
stick to one's text,
keep on;
keep to one's course,
keep to one's ground,
maintain one's course,
maintain one's ground;
go all lengths,
go through fire and water;
bear up,
keep up,
hold up;
plod;
stick to work
etc.
(work)
686;
continue
etc.
143;
follow up;
die in harness,
die at one's post.
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Roget 897:
love,
like,
affect,
fancy,
care for,
take an interest in,
be partial to,
sympathize with;
affection;
be in love with
etc.
adj.;
have a love
etc.
n..
for,
entertain a love
etc.
n..
for,
harbor cherish a love
etc.
n..
for;
regard,
revere;
take to,
bear love to,
be wedded to;
set one's affections on;
make much of,
feast one's eyes on;
hold dear,
prize;
hug,
cling to,
cherish,
pet.
burn;
adore,
idolize,
love to distraction,
aimer eperdument [Fr.];
dote on,
dote upon;
take a fancy to,
look sweet upon;
become enamored
etc.
adj.;
fall in love with,
lose one's heart;
desire
etc.
865.
excite love;
win the heart,
gain the heart,
win the affections,
gain the affections,
secure the love,
engage the affections;
take the fancy of have a place in the heart,
wind round the heart;
attract,
attach,
endear,
charm,
fascinate,
captivate,
bewitch,
seduce,
enamor,
enrapture,
turn the head.
get into favor;
ingratiate oneself,
insinuate oneself,
worm oneself;
propitiate,
curry favor with,
pay one's court to,
faire l'aimable [Fr.],
set one's cap at,
flirt.
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Roget 602:
be willing
etc.
adj.;
incline,
lean to,
mind,
propend;
had as lief;
lend a willing ear,
give a willing ear,
turn a willing ear;
have a half a mind to,
have a great mind to;
hold to,
cling to;
desire
etc.
865.
see fit,
think good,
think proper;
acquiesce
etc.
(assent)
488;
comply with
etc.
762.
swallow the bait,
nibble at the bait;
gorge the hook;
have no scruple of,
make no scruple of;
make no bones of;
jump at,
catch at;
meet halfway;
volunteer.
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Roget 197:
be near
etc.
adj.;
adjoin,
hang about,
trench on;
border upon,
verge upon;
stand by,
approximate,
tread on the heels of,
cling to,
clasp,
hug;
huddle;
hang upon the skirts of,
hover over;
burn.
touch
etc.
199;
bring near,
draw near
etc.
286;
converge
etc.
290;
crowd
etc.
72;
place side by side
etc.
adv..
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Roget 613:
be wont
etc.
adj..
fall into a rut,
fall into a custom
etc.
(conform to)
82;
tread the beaten track,
follow the beaten track,
tread the beaten path,
follow the beaten;
stare super antiquas vias [Lat.];
move in a rut,
run on in a groove,
go round like a horse in a mill,
go on in the old jog trot way.
habituate,
inure,
harden,
season,
caseharden;
accustom,
familiarize;
naturalize,
acclimatize;
keep one's hand in;
train
etc.
(educate)
537.
get into the way,
get into the knack of;
learn
etc.
539;
cling to,
adhere to;
repeat
etc.
104;
acquire a habit,
contract a habit,
fall into a habit,
acquire a trick,
contract a trick,
fall into a trick;
addict oneself to,
take to,
get into.
be habitual
etc.
adj.;
prevail;
come into use,
become a habit,
take root;
gain upon one,
grow upon one.
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