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Verb: hold close
  1. Hold firmly, usually with one's hands
    "She held close my arm when she got scared"
    - cling to, hold tight, clutch

Derived forms: holding close, holds close, held close

Type of: hold, take hold

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Holarrhena pubescens
Holbein
Holbein the Elder
Holbein the Younger
Holbrookia
Holcus
Holcus lanatus
Holcus mollis
hold
hold back
hold close
hold dear
hold down
hold fast
hold firm
hold forth
hold in
hold it
hold off
hold on
hold one's own