Hold Tight (Verb)
Meaning
Hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Hold tight to the boat's rail as we ride through the choppy waters.
- The child asked her mother to hold tight to her doll as they navigated through the crowded store.
- As the storm intensified, she grabbed hold tight of his arm to resist being swept away by the powerful gust of wind.
- When the skydiver leaped off the plane, his instructor told him to hold tight to his harness.
- During takeoff and landing, passengers were instructed to hold tight to the safety bars and keep their seatbelts fastened.