Answer: clasped

AnswerCrossword Clue
CLASPEDSeized firmly
claspedseize with or as if with the hand grasp
claspedCLASP, to embrace tightly
claspedenclose and hold with the arms
claspedbrace
claspedto fasten with or as if with a clasp a robe clasped with a brooch
CLASPEDEmbraced
CLASPEDHugged
CLASPEDHeld fast
CLASPEDHeld tightly
CLASPEDClutched.
CLASPEDEmbraced.
CLASPEDHeld on to
CLASPEDLaid hold of
CLASPEDHeld
CLASPEDHeld tight
CLASPEDHeld firmly