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Noun clutch has 6 senses
- clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold - 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"
--1 is a kind of grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension
--1 has particulars:
- clutch - a tense critical situation; "he is a good man in the clutch"
--2 is a kind of temporary state
- clutch - a number of birds hatched at the same time
--3 is a kind of brood
- batch, clutch - a collection of things or persons to be handled together
--4 is a kind of collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
--4 has particulars: schmeer, schmear, shmear
- clutch, clutch pedal - a pedal that operates a clutch
--5 is a kind of pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever
--5 is a part of clutch
- clutch - a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
--6 is a kind of coupling, coupler
--6 is a part of transmission, transmission system
--6 has parts: clutch, clutch pedal
--6 has particulars: freewheel; friction clutch
Verb clutch has 3 senses
- seize, prehend, clutch - take hold of; grab; "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"
--1 is one way to take, get hold of
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutch - hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared"
--2 is one way to hold, take hold
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- seize, clutch, get hold of - affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unberable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
--3 is one way to overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
Sample sentence:
Something ----s somebody
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