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Amplectant :: Amplectant (a.) Clasping a support; as, amplectant tendrils..

Clasp :: Clasp (v. t.) To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace.

Grasp :: Grasp (v. t.) To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.

Jackknife :: "Jackknife (n.) A large, strong clasp knife for the pocket; a pocket knife..

Clasp :: Clasp (n.) An adjustable catch, bent plate, or hook, for holding together two objects or the parts of anything, as the ends of a belt, the covers of a book, etc..

Embrace :: Embrace (n.) To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.

Enclasp :: Enclasp (v. t.) To clasp. See Inclasp.

Clasp :: Clasp (v. t.) To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a clasp)..

Hold :: Hold (n.) The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe; possession; -- often used with the verbs take and lay..

Snap :: Snap (v. t.) A small catch or fastening held or closed by means of a spring, or one which closes with a snapping sound, as the catch of a bracelet, necklace, clasp of a book, etc..

Clasped :: Clasped (imp. & p. p.) of Clas.

Clutch :: Clutch (n.) To seize, clasp, or gripe with the hand, hands, or claws; -- often figuratively; as, to clutch power..

Hug :: Hug (v. t.) To press closely within the arms; to clasp to the bosom; to embrace.

Nippers :: Nippers (n. pl.) A device with fingers or jaws for seizing an object and holding or conveying it; as, in a printing press, a clasp for catching a sheet and conveying it to the form..

Vine :: Vine (n.) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender stem of any plant that trails on the ground, or climbs by winding round a fixed object, or by seizing anything with its tendrils, or claspers; a creeper; as, the hop vine; the bean vine; the vines of melons, squashes, pumpkins, and other cucurbitaceous plants..

Infold :: Infold (v. t.) To clasp with the arms; to embrace.

Gripe :: Gripe (v. t.) To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch.

Fibula :: Fibula (n.) A brooch, clasp, or buckle..

Whittle :: Whittle (v. t.) To pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a clasp knife or pocketknife..

Inclasp :: Inclasp (v. t.) To clasp within; to hold fast to; to embrace or encircle.

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