clutch

1 of 4

verb

ˈkləch

clutched; clutching; clutches

transitive verb

: to grasp or hold with or as if with the hand or claws usually strongly, tightly, or suddenly

He clutched his chest and appeared to be in pain.

obsolete : clench

intransitive verb

: to seek to grasp and hold

clutched at her hand

: to operate an automobile clutch (see clutch entry 2 sense 2a)

clutch

2 of 4

noun (1)

: the claws or a hand in the act of grasping or seizing firmly

a rabbit in the clutch of a hawk

: an often cruel or unrelenting control, power, or possession

the fell clutch of circumstance

W. E. Henley

: the act of grasping, holding, or restraining

: a coupling used to connect and disconnect a driving and a driven part (such as an engine and a transmission) of a mechanism

: a lever (such as a pedal) operating such a clutch

Depress the clutch to change gears.

: a tight or critical situation : pinch

come through in the clutch

: clutch bag

clutch

3 of 4

adjective

: made or done in a crucial situation

a clutch hit

: successful in a crucial situation

a clutch pitcher

a clutch hitter

clutch

4 of 4

noun (2)

: a nest of eggs or a brood of chicks

: group, bunch

talking with a clutch of her friends

a clutch of photographs

a clutch of reporters

Kids Definition

clutch 1 of 3

verb

ˈkləch

clutched; clutching

: to grasp or hold tightly with or as if with the hands or claws

: to make a grab

He began clutching at the falling child.

clutch

2 of 3

noun

: control or power someone has over someone else

—usually used in pl.

"… he has our compatriots in his clutches."

Lemony Snicket, The Ersatz Elevator

: a coupling for connecting and disconnecting a driving and a driven part in machinery

: a lever or pedal operating a clutch

clutch

3 of 3

noun

: a group of eggs that is laid by a bird at one time

: a small group of things or people

clutches 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of clutch

as in clusters

a number of things considered as a unit a clutch of medals adorned the general's chest

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

clusters
batches
collections
sets
batteries
assemblages
arrays
groups
packages
bunches
groupings
assortments
clumps
constellations
blocks
lots
mixtures
series
varieties
bands
banks
clots
suites
knots
huddles
parcels
accumulations
passels
musters
aggregates
aggregations
sundries
suits
runs
jumbles
conglomerations
agglomerations
cycles
the whole kit and caboodle
miscellanies
hodgepodges
odds and ends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

items
units
entities
singles

as in groups

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit a clutch of people traveling together

Synonyms & Similar Words

groups
batches
groupings
clusters
bands
bunches
batteries
crops
lots
consorts
platoons
bodies
teams
crews
arrays
parties
squadrons
knots
huddles
battalions
circles
constellations
boodles
rings
collectives
parcels
organizations
gangs
passels
schools
brigades
gatherings
coteries
assemblies
sets
outfits
posses
broods
gilds
the whole kit and caboodle
cliques
congregations
clans
factions
fellowships
guilds
phalanxes
unions
task forces
sects
rounds
musters
blocs
coalitions
confederacies
phalanges
orders
coveys
alliances
federations
leagues
bevies
confederations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

individuals
singles

clutches

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of clutch

as in crises

a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action a football quarterback who always comes through in the clutch

Synonyms & Similar Words

crises
heads
crossroads
extremities
situations
flash points
emergencies
exigencies
boiling points
predicaments
junctures
tinderboxes
breaking points
crunches
crunch times
possibilities
Dunkirks
zero hours
conjunctures
points of no return
corners
conditions
climaxes
scrapes
straits
passes
milestones
moments of truth
jams
contingencies
hot waters
pinches
turning points
happenings
spots
deadlocks
holes
fixes
landmarks
last ditches
impasses
stalemates
last minutes
eleventh hours

as in powers

the right or means to command or control others a nation no longer living in the clutch of a cruel tyrant

Synonyms & Similar Words

powers
controls
dominions
sways
reigns
grips
arms
reins
authorities
commands
death grips
jurisdictions
holds
sovereignties
influences
privileges
pulls
dominances
voices
managements
clouts
supremacies
weights
masteries
rights
leverages
prerogatives
imperiums
directions
predominances
sovranties
importances
eminences
moments

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

impotences
impotencies
weaknesses

clutches

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of clutch

as in grips

to have or keep in one's hands he clutched the eggs carefully so he wouldn't drop them

Synonyms & Similar Words

grips
clenches
holds
grabs
cradles
carries
traps
bags
snares
snatches
clings (to)
grasps
clasps
collars
fingers
takes
lands
hooks
paws
handles
grapples
captures
nails
seizes
feels
hugs
corrals
hangs on to
holds on to
catches
nabs
latches (on or onto)
embraces
bears
snaps (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

hands
drops
gives
unclasps
renders
releases
relinquishes
delivers
yields
unhands
hands out
cedes
hands over
turns over
gives up

单词	clutches
释义	clutch 1 of 4 verb ˈkləch clutched; clutching; clutches transitive verb 1 : to grasp or hold with or as if with the hand or claws usually strongly, tightly, or suddenly He clutched his chest and appeared to be in pain. 2 obsolete : clench intransitive verb 1 : to seek to grasp and hold clutched at her hand 2 : to operate an automobile clutch (see clutch entry 2 sense 2a) clutch 2 of 4 noun (1) 1 a : the claws or a hand in the act of grasping or seizing firmly a rabbit in the clutch of a hawk b : an often cruel or unrelenting control, power, or possession the fell clutch of circumstance W. E. Henley c : the act of grasping, holding, or restraining 2 a : a coupling used to connect and disconnect a driving and a driven part (such as an engine and a transmission) of a mechanism b : a lever (such as a pedal) operating such a clutch Depress the clutch to change gears. 3 : a tight or critical situation : pinch come through in the clutch 4 : clutch bag clutch 3 of 4 adjective 1 : made or done in a crucial situation a clutch hit 2 : successful in a crucial situation a clutch pitcher a clutch hitter clutch 4 of 4 noun (2) 1 : a nest of eggs or a brood of chicks 2 : group, bunch talking with a clutch of her friends a clutch of photographs a clutch of reporters Synonyms Verb clench cling (to) grip hold Noun (1) boiling point breaking point conjuncture crisis crossroad(s) crunch crunch time Dunkirk emergency exigency extremity flash point head juncture tinderbox zero hour Noun (2) array assemblage band bank batch battery block bunch clot clump cluster collection constellation group grouping huddle knot lot muster package parcel passel set suite See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb I had to clutch the counter to keep from falling. The child clutched her mother's hand firmly. He had a book clutched in his hand. Adjective She scored a clutch basket. Word History Etymology Verb and Noun (1) Middle English clucchen, from Old English clyccan Noun (2) alteration of dialect English cletch hatching, brood First Known Use Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Noun (1) 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Adjective 1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (2) 1721, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing clutch clutch bag double-clutch friction clutch in the clutch clutch bag double-clutch friction clutch in the clutch Kids Definition clutch 1 of 3 verb ˈkləch clutched; clutching 1 : to grasp or hold tightly with or as if with the hands or claws 2 : to make a grab He began clutching at the falling child. clutch 2 of 3 noun 1 : control or power someone has over someone else —usually used in pl. "… he has our compatriots in his clutches." Lemony Snicket, The Ersatz Elevator 2 : a coupling for connecting and disconnecting a driving and a driven part in machinery 3 : a lever or pedal operating a clutch clutch 3 of 3 noun 1 : a group of eggs that is laid by a bird at one time 2 : a small group of things or people clutches 1 of 3 noun (1) plural of clutch 1 as in clusters a number of things considered as a unit a clutch of medals adorned the general's chest Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance clusters batches collections sets batteries assemblages arrays groups packages bunches groupings assortments clumps constellations blocks lots mixtures series varieties bands banks clots suites knots huddles parcels accumulations passels musters aggregates aggregations sundries suits runs jumbles conglomerations agglomerations cycles the whole kit and caboodle miscellanies hodgepodges odds and ends Antonyms & Near Antonyms items units entities singles 2 as in groups a usually small number of persons considered as a unit a clutch of people traveling together Synonyms & Similar Words groups batches groupings clusters bands bunches batteries crops lots consorts platoons bodies teams crews arrays parties squadrons knots huddles battalions circles constellations boodles rings collectives parcels organizations gangs passels schools brigades gatherings coteries assemblies sets outfits posses broods gilds the whole kit and caboodle cliques congregations clans factions fellowships guilds phalanxes unions task forces sects rounds musters blocs coalitions confederacies phalanges orders coveys alliances federations leagues bevies confederations Antonyms & Near Antonyms individuals singles clutches 2 of 3 noun (2) plural of clutch 1 as in crises a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action a football quarterback who always comes through in the clutch Synonyms & Similar Words crises heads crossroads extremities situations flash points emergencies exigencies boiling points predicaments junctures tinderboxes breaking points crunches crunch times possibilities Dunkirks zero hours conjunctures points of no return corners conditions climaxes scrapes straits passes milestones moments of truth jams contingencies hot waters pinches turning points happenings spots deadlocks holes fixes landmarks last ditches impasses stalemates last minutes eleventh hours 2 as in powers the right or means to command or control others a nation no longer living in the clutch of a cruel tyrant Synonyms & Similar Words powers controls dominions sways reigns grips arms reins authorities commands death grips jurisdictions holds sovereignties influences privileges pulls dominances voices managements clouts supremacies weights masteries rights leverages prerogatives imperiums directions predominances sovranties importances eminences moments Antonyms & Near Antonyms impotences impotencies weaknesses clutches 3 of 3 verb present tense third-person singular of clutch as in grips to have or keep in one's hands he clutched the eggs carefully so he wouldn't drop them Synonyms & Similar Words grips clenches holds grabs cradles carries traps bags snares snatches clings (to) grasps clasps collars fingers takes lands hooks paws handles grapples captures nails seizes feels hugs corrals hangs on to holds on to catches nabs latches (on or onto) embraces bears snaps (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms hands drops gives unclasps renders releases relinquishes delivers yields unhands hands out cedes hands over turns over gives up See More
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clutch

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