grabs hold

• clutchesGrips tightly, or handbags
• seizesTakes by force
• graspsHolds or comprehends
• snatchesSeizes quickly or fragments
• gripsHolds firmly onto

latches · clings · holds tight · reaches · fingers · fist · clasps · captures · snags · catches · wrestles · yanks · pulls · tugs · desperate · reflex · instinct · anchor