N. retention, retaining, keep,
detention, # custody,
tenacity, firm hold,
grasp,
gripe,
grip, iron grip, fangs, teeth, claws, talons,
nail,
unguis, hook,
tentacle,
tenaculum, bond,
clutches,
tongs,
forceps,
pincers,
nippers,
pliers, vice,
paw, hand, finger,
wrist,
fist,
neaf,
neif, bird in hand,
captive V. retain, keep, hold fast one's own, hold tight one's own, hold fast one's ground, hold tight one's ground,
clinch,
clench,
clutch,
grasp,
gripe,
hug, have a firm hold of, secure,
withhold,
detain, hold back, keep back, keep close, husband, reserve, have in stock, have on hand, keep in stock,
entail, tie up, settle
Adj. retaining, retentive,
tenacious,
unforfeited, undeprived, undisposed, uncommunicated,
incommunicable,
inalienable, in mortmain, in strict settlement
