English to English

clutch

(kl/@//tS/ )

the act of grasping(noun.act)

Synonym:
clasp, clench, clutches, grasp, grip, hold

source: wordnet30
a tense critical situation(noun.state)

Example:
He is a good man in the clutch.

source: wordnet30
a number of birds hatched at the same time(noun.group)

source: wordnet30
a collection of things or persons to be handled together(noun.group)

Synonym:
batch

source: wordnet30
a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
clutch bag

source: wordnet30
a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism(noun.artifact)

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

Synonym:
clutch pedal

source: wordnet30
a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism(noun.artifact)

Example:
This year's model has an improved clutch.

source: wordnet30
A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp.(noun)

source: webster1913

take hold of; grab(verb.contact)

Example:
She clutched her purse.

Synonym:
prehend, seize

source: wordnet30
hold firmly, usually with one's hands(verb.contact)

Example:
She clutched my arm when she got scared.

Synonym:
cling to, hold close, hold tight

source: wordnet30
affect(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
get hold of, seize

source: wordnet30
To seize, clasp, or gripe with the hand, hands, or claws; -- often figuratively; as, to clutch power.(verb)

source: webster1913
To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; -- often followed by at.(verb)

source: webster1913

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