clutch
1. [ verb ] affect
Synonyms: seize get_hold_of seize prehend
Examples:

"Fear seized the prisoners" "The patient was seized with unbearable pains" "He was seized with a dreadful disease"

Related terms: take overwhelm catch collar snatch grip get grapple wrest clench claw clasp grab rack collar nab
2. [ verb ] take hold of; grab
Synonyms: seize prehend
Examples:

"The salesclerk 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"

Related terms: take catch collar snatch grip get grapple clench claw clasp grab rack collar nab clasp
3. [ noun ] the act of grasping
Synonyms: grip hold clutches grasp clench clasp
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"

Related terms: grasping embrace wrestling_hold choke_hold hold grasp cling_to clasp clasp
4. [ verb ] hold firmly, usually with one's hands
Synonyms: cling_to hold_tight hold_close
Examples:

"She clutched my arm when she got scared"

Related terms: hold cuddle clasp
5. [ noun ] a tense critical situation
Examples:

"he is a good man in the clutch"

Related terms: temporary_state seize
6. [ noun ] (biology,zoology) a number of birds hatched at the same time
Related terms: brood
7. [ noun ] a collection of things or persons to be handled together
Synonyms: batch
Related terms: collection schmeer batch
8. [ noun ] a pedal that operates a clutch
Synonyms: clutch_pedal
Related terms: pedal
9. [ noun ] a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
Related terms: coupling friction_clutch freewheel transmission
Similar spelling:   clutches
  clothes
  cloth_cap
  Clitocybe
  Clutts
  Cletus