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
Kristel	KRIS-təl	English (Rare)
&Aelig;Lfsige	-	Anglo-Saxon
Huhana	-	Maori
Paddy	-	Irish
Amandine	a-mawn-DEEN	French
Paulino	pow-LEE-no (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese