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hold firmly
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hold on |
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take hold,
hold assume control
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latch on take hold of or attach to; "The biochip latches onto the genes"
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cling,
hang hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"
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clasp hold firmly and tightly
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| grasp -
get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
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grok,
get the picture,
comprehend,
savvy,
dig,
compass,
apprehend |
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understand know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
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figure understand; "He didn't figure her"
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cotton on,
get onto,
get wise,
catch on,
get it,
twig,
latch on,
tumble become popular; "This fashion caught on in Paris"
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intuit know or grasp by intuition or feeling
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digest soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture
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