IDEA.org / Words / catch and hold
Related — grip (Secure manual hold); grasp (Seize or understand); clutch (Mechanism linking engine to gearbox); seize · snare · trap · capture · hold · cling · grab · net · latch · hook
physical actioncatch and hold ≠ release To let go; let go · drop · throw · relinquish · let slip
retention/controlcatch and hold ≠ release To let go; surrender · give up · lose · abandon · forfeit
success of capturecatch and hold ≠ miss Fail to reach; fumble · drop · bobble
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