hold (to take and keep in your hand or arms): Could you hold the baby for me?
grip (to hold tightly): Grip the rope with both hands.
hold on (to keep holding): My little son held on to my hand as I tried to leave.
grasp (to take and hold firmly): She grasped the cat by the back of its neck.
clutch (to hold tightly): She clutched her purse tightly as she walked through the crowd.
clasp (to hug or hold tightly): She clasped his photo to her heart.
hang on (to hold on firmly): Hang on to that rope or you’ll fall.
