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kept close synonyms

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  • abide by
  • be attached
  • be constant
  • be devoted
  • be devoted to
  • be faithful
  • be loyal
  • be true
  • cleave to
  • comply
  • follow
  • accommodation
  • apprehension
  • appropriation
  • bag
  • booby trap
  • bust
  • captivity
  • capture
  • collar
  • commitment
  • confinement
  • between a rock and a hard place
  • crunch
  • difficulty
  • dilemma
  • hot water
  • no-win situation
  • nuisance
  • pickle
  • predicament
  • quandary
  • sticky situation
  • box up
  • bring to naught
  • check
  • collar
  • contain
  • coop up
  • cork
  • corner
  • cover up
  • cramp
  • curb
  • backpack
  • bear
  • bring
  • cart
  • channel
  • conduct
  • convey
  • convoy
  • displace
  • ferry
  • fetch
  • bolt
  • buckle
  • clamp
  • clasp
  • clip
  • hasp
  • hook
  • hook and eye
  • latch
  • snap
  • analysis
  • audit
  • checkup
  • control
  • inquiry
  • investigation
  • poll
  • rein
  • research
  • review
  • scrutiny
  • admire
  • adore
  • appreciate
  • apprize
  • care for
  • clasp
  • cleave to
  • cling to
  • coddle
  • comfort
  • cosset
  • brooch
  • buckle
  • catch
  • clamp
  • clench
  • clinch
  • clip
  • clutch
  • embrace
  • fastening
  • fibula
  • carve
  • chop
  • crack
  • cut
  • dissect
  • dissever
  • disunite
  • divorce
  • hack
  • hew
  • open
  • clamp
  • clasp
  • clinch
  • clutch
  • constrict
  • contract
  • double up
  • draw together
  • grapple
  • grip
  • hold
  • assure
  • cap
  • conclude
  • confirm
  • decide
  • determine
  • seal
  • seize
  • set
  • settle
  • sew up
  • adhere
  • be true to
  • cherish
  • clasp
  • cleave to
  • clutch
  • cohere
  • continue
  • embrace
  • endure
  • fasten
  • clamp
  • clasp
  • clench
  • clinch
  • connection
  • coupling
  • grapple
  • grasp
  • grip
  • gripe
  • link
  • bar
  • bind
  • bound
  • cage
  • circumscribe
  • constrain
  • cool
  • cool down
  • cramp
  • delimit
  • detain
  • accommodate
  • be composed of
  • comprehend
  • comprise
  • consist of
  • embody
  • embrace
  • enclose
  • encompass
  • have
  • have capacity for
  • balk
  • bottle up
  • choke
  • constrain
  • cork
  • curb
  • deaden
  • demur
  • garrote
  • keep the lid on
  • muffle
  • Moses basket
  • baby bed
  • bassinet
  • cot
  • crib
  • hamper
  • pannier
  • trundle bed
  • apprehend
  • bog down
  • bust
  • buttonhole
  • check
  • confine
  • constrain
  • decelerate
  • delay
  • hang up
  • hinder
  • bear hug
  • clasp
  • clinch
  • cling
  • clutch
  • cradle
  • cuddle
  • encircle
  • enfold
  • entwine
  • envelop
  • block off
  • blockade
  • bound
  • box up
  • cage
  • circle
  • circumscribe
  • close in
  • confine
  • coop
  • corral
  • adore
  • appreciate
  • be entertained
  • be fond of
  • be pleased
  • cotton to
  • delight in
  • dig
  • dote on
  • drink in
  • eat up
  • bear hug
  • caress
  • clutch
  • cosset
  • cuddle
  • dandle
  • embrace
  • feel
  • fool around
  • grab
  • grope
  • attach
  • cement
  • cleave
  • cling like ivy
  • cohere
  • fasten
  • fix
  • glue
  • hold fast
  • hold on like bulldog
  • paste
  • anchor
  • brace
  • catch
  • cinch
  • cincture
  • clamp
  • clamping
  • clench
  • clinch
  • clutch
  • coercion
  • arm
  • bail
  • crank
  • ear
  • grasp
  • haft
  • handgrip
  • helve
  • hilt
  • hold
  • holder
  • be tough
  • carry on
  • cling
  • clutch
  • go on
  • grasp
  • grip
  • hold fast
  • hold on
  • hold out
  • persevere
  • accept
  • acquire
  • admit
  • annex
  • bear
  • carry
  • chalk up
  • compass
  • corner
  • enjoy
  • gain
  • affection
  • bear hug
  • bunny hug
  • caress
  • clasp
  • clinch
  • lock
  • squeeze
  • tight grip
  • apprehend
  • bastille
  • bottle up
  • cage
  • check
  • circumscribe
  • closet
  • commit
  • constrain
  • curb
  • detain
  • accumulate
  • amass
  • cache
  • care for
  • carry
  • conduct
  • conserve
  • control
  • deal in
  • deposit
  • detain
  • adhere
  • arrest
  • bind
  • bottle up
  • carry
  • catch
  • check
  • cherish
  • clasp
  • cleave
  • clench
  • ban
  • boycott
  • circumvent
  • condemn
  • debar
  • deny
  • disallow
  • discountenance
  • discourage
  • eliminate
  • enjoin
  • advance
  • carry on
  • conserve
  • continue
  • control
  • cultivate
  • finance
  • go on with
  • guard
  • keep
  • keep going
  • adhere
  • arrest
  • bind
  • bottle up
  • carry
  • catch
  • check
  • cherish
  • clasp
  • cleave
  • clench
  • attend
  • cherish
  • comfort
  • cultivate
  • encourage
  • foster
  • furnish
  • maintain
  • nurse
  • nurture
  • promote
  • absorb
  • amuse
  • attend
  • be active with
  • be concerned with
  • busy
  • divert
  • employ
  • engage
  • engross
  • entertain
  • endemic
  • hers
  • his
  • individual
  • inherent
  • intrinsic
  • its
  • mine
  • owned
  • particular
  • peculiar
  • acquire
  • be blessed with
  • be born with
  • be endowed with
  • bear
  • carry
  • control
  • corner
  • corner the market
  • dominate
  • enjoy
  • columnist
  • correspondent
  • editor
  • fourth estate
  • interviewer
  • journalism
  • journalist
  • magazine
  • media
  • newspaper
  • newsperson
  • adhere
  • arrest
  • bind
  • bottle up
  • carry
  • catch
  • check
  • cherish
  • clasp
  • cleave
  • clench
  • arrest
  • bind
  • bottle up
  • box up
  • bridle
  • chain
  • check
  • choke back
  • circumscribe
  • confine
  • constrain
  • absorb
  • bear in mind
  • cling to
  • clutch
  • contain
  • detain
  • enjoy
  • grasp
  • hand onto
  • have
  • hold
  • defended
  • guarded
  • immune
  • impregnable
  • out of harm's way
  • protected
  • riskless
  • sheltered
  • shielded
  • unassailable
  • undamaged
  • appropriate
  • catch
  • catch hold of
  • clasp
  • clench
  • clinch
  • clutch
  • compass
  • embrace
  • enclose
  • enfold
  • clasp
  • clutch
  • congestion
  • crowd
  • crunch
  • crush
  • embrace
  • force
  • handclasp
  • hold
  • hug
  • attach
  • cement
  • cleave
  • cling like ivy
  • cohere
  • fasten
  • fix
  • freeze to
  • glue
  • hold fast
  • hold on like bulldog
  • bar
  • bat
  • baton
  • billet
  • birch
  • bludgeon
  • board
  • branch
  • cane
  • club
  • cudgel
  • booty
  • catch
  • catching
  • cut
  • gate
  • haul
  • holding
  • part
  • proceeds
  • receipts
  • return
  • bridle
  • check
  • clog
  • cramp
  • curb
  • disrupt
  • encumber
  • fetter
  • frustrate
  • hamstring
  • handcuff
  • chuck
  • tool
  • winch
  • apply
  • brandish
  • command
  • conduct
  • employ
  • exercise
  • exert
  • flourish
  • handle
  • have
  • have at one's disposal
  • abstain
  • bridle
  • check
  • clam up
  • conceal
  • constrain
  • curb
  • deduct
  • deny
  • detain
  • disallow
  • choke
  • coerce
  • compress
  • draw out
  • exact
  • extort
  • extract
  • force
  • gouge
  • hurt
  • pain
  • abstain
  • bridle
  • check
  • clam up
  • conceal
  • constrain
  • curb
  • deduct
  • deny
  • detain
  • disallow
  • abstain
  • bridle
  • check
  • clam up
  • conceal
  • constrain
  • curb
  • deduct
  • deny
  • detain
  • disallow
  • abstain
  • bridle
  • check
  • clam up
  • conceal
  • constrain
  • curb
  • deduct
  • deny
  • detain
  • disallow
  • abstain
  • bridle
  • check
  • clam up
  • conceal
  • constrain
  • curb
  • deduct
  • deny
  • detain
  • disallow

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