English dictionary

clutch

/kl/@//tS/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the act of grasping

noun.act

Synonyms clasp clench clutches grasp grip hold

Source: WordNet 3.0
a tense critical situation

noun.state

Examples
He is a good man in the clutch.

Source: WordNet 3.0
a number of birds hatched at the same time

noun.group

Source: WordNet 3.0
a collection of things or persons to be handled together

noun.group

Synonyms batch

Source: WordNet 3.0
a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand

noun.artifact

Synonyms clutch bag

Source: WordNet 3.0
a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism

noun.artifact

Examples
He smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other.

Synonyms clutch pedal

Source: WordNet 3.0
a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism

noun.artifact

Examples
This year's model has an improved clutch.

Source: WordNet 3.0
A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp.

noun

Source: webster1913

take hold of; grab

verb.contact

Examples
She clutched her purse.

Synonyms prehend seize

Source: WordNet 3.0
hold firmly, usually with one's hands

verb.contact

Examples
She clutched my arm when she got scared.

Synonyms cling to hold close hold tight

Source: WordNet 3.0
affect

verb.cognition

Synonyms get hold of seize

Source: WordNet 3.0
To seize, clasp, or gripe with the hand, hands, or claws; -- often figuratively; as, to <i>clutch</i> power.

verb

Source: webster1913
To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; -- often followed by <i>at</i>.

verb

Source: webster1913