latched · clung · held · tight · fist · fingers · desperate · reach · pull · yank · clamped · wrestled · anchored · fastened · wrist · rope · handle · scrambled
IDEA.org / Words / grabbed hold
Related — clutched (Held firmly in hand); seized (Took suddenly, forcefully); gripped (Held with pressure); snatched · grasped · latched · clung · held · tight · fist · fingers · desperate · reach
physical controlgrabbed hold ≠ let go Cease holding something; released · dropped · relinquished · let slip · freed
manner of acquisitiongrabbed hold ≠ hesitated Paused from uncertainty; caressed · fumbled · shied away · recoiled · avoided
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/grabbed_hold