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clutches
clutch 1 C0427500 (klŭch)v. clutched, clutch·ing, clutch·es v.tr.1. To grasp and hold tightly: a child clutching a blanket.2. To seize; snatch: clutched the banana from my hand.v.intr.1. To attempt to grasp or seize: clutch at a life raft.2. To engage or disengage a motor vehicle's clutch.n.1. A hand, claw, talon, or paw in the act of grasping.2. A tight grasp.3. often clutches Control or power: caught in the clutches of sin.4. A device for gripping and holding.5. a. Any of various devices for engaging and disengaging two working parts of a shaft or of a shaft and a driving mechanism.b. The apparatus, such as a lever or pedal, that activates one of these devices.6. A tense, critical situation: came through in the clutch.7. A small, strapless purse that is carried in the hand.adj. Informal 1. Being or occurring in a tense or critical situation: won the championship by sinking a clutch putt.2. Tending to be successful in tense or critical situations: The coach relied on her clutch pitcher.Idiom: clutchat straws To search in desperation for a solution to a difficulty.
[Middle English clucchen, variant of clicchen, from Old English clyccan; probably akin to Swedish klyka, crotch (of a tree), place where something branches.]
clutch 2 C0427500 (klŭch)n.1. The complete set of eggs produced or incubated at one time.2. A brood of chickens.3. A group; a bunch.tr.v. clutched, clutch·ing, clutch·es To hatch (chicks).
[Variant of dialectal cletch; akin to Middle English clekken, to hatch, from Old Norse klekja.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  clutches - the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"clutch, grip, hold, clasp, clench, graspchoke hold, chokehold - a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind; "he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled"embrace, embracement, embracing - the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)prehension, taking hold, grasping, seizing - the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)wrestling hold - a hold used in the sport of wrestling |
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Synonyms for clutchesnoun the act of graspingSynonyms- clutch
- grip
- hold
- clasp
- clench
- grasp
Related Words- choke hold
- chokehold
- embrace
- embracement
- embracing
- prehension
- taking hold
- grasping
- seizing
- wrestling hold
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