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| n. (act) | 1. 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" |
| ~ choke 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. |
| n. (state) | 2. clutch | a tense critical situation.; "he is a good man in the clutch" |
| ~ temporary state | a state that continues for a limited time. |
| n. (group) | 3. clutch | a number of birds hatched at the same time. |
| ~ brood | the young of an animal cared for at one time. |
| n. (group) | 4. batch, clutch | a collection of things or persons to be handled together. |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| ~ schmear, schmeer, shmear | (Yiddish) a batch of things that go together.; "he bought the whole schmeer" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. clutch, clutch bag | a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand. |
| ~ handbag, purse, bag, pocketbook | a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women).; "she reached into her bag and found a comb" |
| n. (artifact) | 6. clutch, clutch pedal | a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism.; "he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other" |
| ~ clutch | a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism.; "this year's model has an improved clutch" |
| ~ foot lever, foot pedal, treadle, pedal | a lever that is operated with the foot. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. clutch | a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism.; "this year's model has an improved clutch" |
| ~ clutch pedal, clutch | a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism.; "he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other" |
| ~ coupler, coupling | a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects. |
| ~ freewheel | a clutch (as on the rear wheel of a bicycle) that allows wheels to turn freely (as in coasting). |
| ~ friction clutch | a clutch in which one part turns the other by the friction between them. |
| ~ transmission system, transmission | the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle. |
| v. (contact) | 8. clutch, prehend, seize | take hold of; grab.; "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" |
| ~ nab | seize suddenly. |
| ~ rack | seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block. |
| ~ claw | clutch as if in panic.; "She clawed the doorknob" |
| ~ get hold of, take | get into one's hands, take physically.; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please" |
| ~ arrest, collar, apprehend, cop, nab, nail, pick up | take into custody.; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" |
| ~ capture, catch, get | succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase.; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" |
| ~ collar | seize by the neck or collar. |
| ~ clasp | grasp firmly.; "The child clasped my hands" |
| ~ grip | hold fast or firmly.; "He gripped the steering wheel" |
| ~ grab | take or grasp suddenly.; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room" |
| ~ grab, take hold of, catch | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of.; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" |
| ~ snatch, snatch up, snap | to grasp hastily or eagerly.; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" |
| ~ clench, clinch | hold in a tight grasp.; "clench a steering wheel" |
| ~ grapple, grip | to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match.; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes" |
| v. (contact) | 9. cling to, clutch, hold close, hold tight | hold firmly, usually with one's hands.; "She clutched my arm when she got scared" |
| ~ hold, take hold | have or hold in one's hands or grip.; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him" |
| ~ cuddle, draw close, nestle, nuzzle, snuggle, nest | move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position.; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags" |
| v. (cognition) | 10. clutch, get hold of, seize | affect.; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" |
| ~ overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overcome, overtake | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli. |
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