clutch to

clutch someone or something to something

to grasp and hold someone or something to something. She clutched the baby to her bosom. Lee clutched the ice pack to his head.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Stien	STEEN	Dutch, Limburgish
Terenti	-	Georgian, Russian
Ash	ASH	English
Mariana	['mɛəri'ænə]
Eleuterio	-	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Ruaridh	-	Scottish