The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.
Any of several fastenings.
A passionate embrace.
The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast.
A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to the ring of an anchor, or the breeching of a ship's gun to the ringbolts.
To clasp; to interlock.
To embrace passionately.
To make certain; to finalize.
To hold firmly; to clench.
To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed.
To set closely together; to close tightly.
To fasten securely or permanently.
An act of poking, piercing, thrusting
To attend to or supply a furnace with fuel; to act as a stoker or fireman.
To poke, pierce, thrust.
To encourage a behavior or emotion.
To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace.