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clasp

noun as in fastener; hold on something

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verb as in grab tightly

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“My heavens!” she whispered, clasping her hands to her bosom.

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He reached out to clasp her in a fond hug.

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Lady Constance clasped her hands over her heart.

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He cast a sideways look at Cassiopeia, then clasped his hands in front of him and rolled his eyes heavenward.

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The best thing to do is to crouch face-down, bend the legs underneath the torso and clasp both hands behind the neck, Nakae said.