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clutch

/ˈklʌt͡ʃ/noun, verb1 syllable

Clutch means: the act of grasping.

Synonyms for clutch24

noun, as in the act of grasping

clasp, clench, clutches, grasp, grip, hold

noun, as in a collection of things or persons to be handled together

batch

noun, as in a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand

clutch bag

noun, as in a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism

clutch pedal

verb, as in take into your hands deliberately

seize, prehend, take hold, take hold of

verb, as in hold firmly, usually with one's hands

cling to, hold close, hold tight

verb, as in affect

seize, get hold of

also used for clutch

beclasp, begrasp, begrip, belock, clinch, setting, sitting

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What does clutch mean?10

noun

1

the act of grasping“he released his clasp on my arm”

2

a collection of things or persons to be handled together

3

a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand

4

a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism“he smoothly released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other”

5

a tense critical situation“he is a good man in the clutch”

6

a number of birds hatched at the same time

7

a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism“this year's model has an improved clutch”

verb

1

take into your hands deliberately“The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter”

2

hold firmly, usually with one's hands“She clutched my arm when she got scared”

3

affect“Fear seized the prisoners”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with clutch?5

one syllable

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Clutch in a sentence

  • She was running down the street clutching two toddlers, one in each arm.darinmex
  • The car stalled because you didn't step on the clutch.darinmex
  • Put it in first and slowly let out the clutch while you gradually accelerate.MethodGT
  • He slowly let the clutch out and drove off.patgfisher
  • A drowning man will clutch at a straw.CK
  • The female then incubates the clutch of two pinkish eggs.Jesse
  • The clutch of eggs is incubated by both sexes.Jesse
  • Yanni doesn't know how to use the clutch.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of clutch

as a noun

plural
clutches

as a verb

past tense
clutched
present participle
clutching
third-person singular
clutches
past participle
clutched