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.
clingOne little girl was clinging onto a cuddly toy.
hang onThe child was hanging on to her mother's skirt.
graspShe grasped his hand in a gesture of sympathy.
cradleShe cradled him tenderly in her arms.
hugHe hugged his girlfriend.
embraceliteraryThe sisters embraced.