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ADHERE |
Hold fast |
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CLING |
Hold fast |
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GRAB |
Hold fast |
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GRIP |
Hold fast |
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OBEY |
Hold fast |
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AVAST |
Hold fast! (naut) |
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GRIPE |
Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch. |
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SOFT |
Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast. |
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HUG |
To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish. |
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ENCHAIN |
To hold fast; to confine; as, to enchain attention. |
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CLEAVE |
To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling. |
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CLINCH |
To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing
tightly. |
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INCLASP |
To clasp within; to hold fast to; to embrace or
encircle. |
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TRUSS |
To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce
upon. |
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BITE |
To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to; as, the
anchor bites the ground. |
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COHERE |
To stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast,
as parts of the same mass. |
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GRAPPLE |
To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close
quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist. |
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TENACIOUS |
Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to
retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights. |
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GLUE |
To join with glue or a viscous substance; to cause to stick
or hold fast, as if with glue; to fix or fasten. |
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CLAMP |
Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together; a
piece of wood or metal, used to hold two or more pieces together. |
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STICK |
To remain where placed; to be fixed; to hold fast to any
position so as to be moved with difficulty; to cling; to abide; to
cleave; to be united closely. |
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CONTROLLER |
...or
controlling the running out of a chain cable. The links of the cable
tend to drop into hollows in the block, and thus hold fast until
dise... |
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ANCHOR |
...ike that
of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a
contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable, or other similar p... |