grip tight

• claspSecuring device that clicks
• clenchSqueeze tightly shut
• squeezeFirm bilateral compression
• holdMaintain in grasp
• clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox

grasp · vise · fist · knuckles · white-knuckled · cling · latch · pinch · wrench · handhold · handlebar · rope · tension · strain · desperate · secure · lock · anchor

• gripspower grip, pinch grip, palm grip, finger grip, tight grip
• self-controlself-control, restraint, willpower, composure, moderation