01220303-v 'hold firmly, usually with one's hands'; V2; 
 
Chinese (simplified) 抓牢 , 抓紧
English cling to 10 , clutch 1 ( ) , hold close , hold tight
Indonesian memeluk , menggenggam , genggam , menggayuk
Italian stringere , avvinghiare , afferrare , aggrapparsi
Japanese 抱付く , 取り付く , しがみつく , 取縋る , 寄りすがる , 縋りつく , 取りつく , 取付く , 縋り付く , 取っ付く , 取りすがる , 取り縋る , しがみ付く , 抱きつく , 掻いつく , 抱き付く , 縋る , 寄縋る , 掻い付く , 掻付く , 寄り縋る , 縋付く
Malaysian memeluk , menggenggam , mencengkam , mendakap , genggam
Definitions
English
hold firmly, usually with one's hands
She clutched my arm when she got scared
Japanese
通常人の手で、しっかりつかむ
彼女が恐怖を覚えた時に私の腕をつかんだ
Relations
Hyponym: cuddle
Hypernym: hold
Semantic Field: contactv
Verb Frames
Somebody ----s something;   Somebody ----s somebody;  
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