empoignement

Definitions of empoignement
  1. noun
    the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
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    types:
    prise
    the act of grasping
    enlacement
    the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
    prise de lutte
    a hold used in the sport of wrestling
    type of:
    contrôle, maîtrise, pouvoir
    the activity of managing or exerting control over something
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