The act of grasping.

synoniemen: clasp, clench, clutch, grasp, grip, hold.

Roget 781: retention; retaining etc. v.; keep, detention, custody; tenacity, firm hold, grasp, gripe, grip, iron grip.    fangs, teeth, claws, talons, nail, unguis, hook, tentacle, tenaculum; bond etc. (vinculum) 45.    clutches, tongs, forceps, pincers, nippers, pliers, vice.    paw, hand, finger, wrist, fist, neaf^†, neif^†.    bird in hand; captive etc. 754.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 737: authority; influence, patronage, power, preponderance, credit, prestige, prerogative, jurisdiction; right etc. (title) 924; direction etc. 693; government etc. 737.1. divine right, dynastic rights, authoritativeness; absoluteness, absolutism; despotism; jus nocendi [Lat.]; jus divinum [Lat.].    mastery, mastership, masterdom^†; dictation, control.    hold, grasp; grip, gripe; reach; iron sway etc. (severity) 739; fangs, clutches, talons; rod of empire etc. (scepter) 747.    [Vicarious authority] commission etc. 755; deputy etc. 759; permission etc. 760.    ... meer laten zien

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