Clutches
nnoun.actthe act of graspingSynset:clasp clench clutch grasp grip hold
Examples:- he released his clasp on my arm
- he has a strong grip for an old man
- she kept a firm hold on the railing
Derivationally Related Form:holdgripclenchgraspclaspclutch
Hypernyms:grasping prehension seizing taking hold
Inherited Hypernyms:claspgraspingcontrolactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:choke holdchokeholdembraceembracementembracingwrestling hold
Full Hyponyms:bear hugchokeholdcuddleembracefull nelsonhalf nelsonhammerlockheadlockhugjapanese strangleholdlocknelsonscissorsstrangleholdtoeholdwrestling hold
nnoun.actthe act of graspingSynset:clasp clench clutch grasp grip hold
Examples:- he released his clasp on my arm
- he has a strong grip for an old man
- she kept a firm hold on the railing
Derivationally Related Form:holdgripclenchgraspclaspclutch
Hypernyms:grasping prehension seizing taking hold
Inherited Hypernyms:claspgraspingcontrolactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:choke holdchokeholdembraceembracementembracingwrestling hold
Full Hyponyms:bear hugchokeholdcuddleembracefull nelsonhalf nelsonhammerlockheadlockhugjapanese strangleholdlocknelsonscissorsstrangleholdtoeholdwrestling hold
nnoun.statea tense critical situationExamples:- he is a good man in the clutch
Derivationally Related Form:clutch
Hypernyms:temporary state
Inherited Hypernyms:clutchtemporary statestateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.groupa number of birds hatched at the same timeHypernyms:brood
Inherited Hypernyms:clutchbroodanimal groupbiological groupgroupabstractionentity
nnoun.groupa collection of things or persons to be handled togetherSynset:batch clutch
Derivationally Related Form:batch
Hypernyms:accumulation aggregation assemblage collection
Inherited Hypernyms:batchcollectiongroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:schmearschmeershmear
nnoun.artifacta woman's strapless purse that is carried in the handSynset:clutch clutch bag
Hypernyms:bag handbag pocketbook purse
Inherited Hypernyms:clutch bagbagcontainerinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanismSynset:clutch clutch pedal
Examples:- he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other
Part Holonyms:clutch
Hypernyms:foot lever foot pedal pedal treadle
Inherited Hypernyms:clutchpedalleverbarimplementinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanismExamples:- this year's model has an improved clutch
Part Holonyms:transmission transmission system
Hypernyms:coupler coupling
Inherited Hypernyms:clutchcouplingmechanical devicemechanismdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:freewheelfriction clutch
Part Meronyms:clutch clutch pedal
Full Hyponyms:cone clutchdisk clutchfreewheelfriction clutchslip clutch
vverb.contacttake hold of; grabSynset:clutch prehend seize
Examples:- The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter
- She clutched her purse
- The mother seized her child by the arm
- Birds of prey often seize small mammals
Derivationally Related Form:prehensionseizingclutch
Hypernyms:get hold of take
Inherited Hypernyms:seizetake
Direct Hyponyms:apprehendarrestcapturecatchclaspclawclenchclinchcollarcopgetgrabgrapplegripnabnailpick upracksnapsnatchsnatch uptake hold of
Full Troponyms:anglebitebrailcatchclaspclawclenchcollarcrabcut offfishfly-fishgetgnawgoosegrabgrapplegripharpoonhookinterceptlassonabnetnet fishnibblenippinchprawnrackrailrecapturescallopseineseizesharkshrimpsnapsnap atsnatchstill-fishswooptrawltrolltweak
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.contacthold firmly, usually with one's handsSynset:cling to clutch hold close hold tight
Examples:- She clutched my arm when she got scared
Derivationally Related Form:clutch
Hypernyms:hold take hold
Inherited Hypernyms:cling tohold
Direct Hyponyms:cuddledraw closenestnestlenuzzlesnuggle
Full Troponyms:cuddle
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.cognitionaffectSynset:clutch get hold of seize
Examples:- Fear seized the prisoners
- The patient was seized with unbearable pains
- He was seized with a dreadful disease
Derivationally Related Form:clutch
Hypernyms:overcome overpower overtake overwhelm sweep over whelm
Inherited Hypernyms:seizeoverwhelmarousemake
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody