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noun • a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent • a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest | ||||||||
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noun • the act of grasping • the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it • a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes • the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) • worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made • an intellectual hold or understanding • a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place verb • hold fast or firmly • to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match • to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe | ||||||||
Tight Hold Crossword Clue
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- • A wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent
- • A takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest
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| New York Times09 Aug 2018 | Across 21 | |
| New York Times09 Aug 2018 | Across 21 | |
| New York Times09 Sep 2016 | Across 41 | IRONGRIP |
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