Why this word is great
ENCLASP — [Verb] To hold in or as if in a clasp; to embrace. From en- ("in" or "into") + clasp ("to grasp or hold tightly"). Unlike "hug" (which implies warmth) or "grasp" (which suggests a hand's firm hold), "enclasp" denotes a deliberate, encircling grip—hands pressed into the small of a lover’s back, fingers laced behind a child’s knees as you lift them, or the way a drowning man clutches a rope, knuckles white with the certainty of survival. It is the quiet insistence of touch, the body’s mute argument against letting go.