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Tight Or Amorous Embrace Crossword Clue

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noun

• (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily

• a small slip noose made with seizing

• the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet

• a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

• a tight or amorous embrace

verb

• secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts

• hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches

• hold in a tight grasp

• embrace amorously

• flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)

• settle conclusively

36%8 An amorous embrace
noun

• A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.

29%4 A tight embrace
noun

• the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

• a narrow elongated projecting strip of land

• a cut of meat from the neck of an animal

• a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form

• an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck

verb

• kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion

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