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Hold close   /hoʊld kloʊs/   Listen
Hold close

verb
1.
Hold firmly, usually with one's hands.  Synonyms: cling to, clutch, hold tight.






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"Hold close" Quotes from Famous Books



... do; but fer me, I want a hunk o' lead. Fer approachin' a buffler, still-huntin', the rifle's good, fer ye got time an' kin hold close. Plenty o' our men'll hunt thataway to-day, an' git meat; but fer me, give me a hunk o' lead. See here now, I got only a shotgun, cap an' ball, fourteen gauge, she is, an' many a hide she's stretched. I kerry my bullets in my mouth an' don't use no patchin'—ye ...
— The Covered Wagon • Emerson Hough



Words linked to "Hold close" :   hold, draw close, nestle, snuggle, nuzzle, nest, take hold, cuddle



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