Hug: put your arms around sb Cuddle: close to you with your arms around them Embrace: tightly

when greeting or leaving Cradle: gently as if to protect sth.

Clinch: for sports, especially in fighting. Sqeeze: to press sth, change its shape n remove liquid. Clench: to close the hands, teeth, etc. tightly in a determined or angry way. Clasp: to close your fingers and hands around sb/sth. Wring: to twist sth in order to remove water Capture: to possess by force. Retain: to continue to hold or contain, esp. Heat or water. Clutch: in fear or in pain or worried. Cling: to refuse to stop holding

Carry: to transport sth from one place to another. Drag: to pull along a surface. Lift: to take hold of in order to carry or remove

Catch: take and hold sth thrown, falling, etc. Grasp: to take and hold sth firmly Grab: take hold of sth/sb in a sudden or violent movement Snatch: suddenly and roughly.

Grip: to hold sth firmly Enfold: hold closely or cover sth/sb completely