English to English noun
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the act of grasping | | Example: he released his clasp on my arm he has a strong grip for an old man she kept a firm hold on the railing
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a tense critical situation | | Example: he is a good man in the clutch
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3 |
a number of birds hatched at the same time | | source: wordnet30
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a collection of things or persons to be handled together | | source: wordnet30
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a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand | | source: wordnet30
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a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism | | Example: he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other
source: wordnet30
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a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism | | Example: this year's model has an improved clutch
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A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp. | | source: webster1913 verb
9 |
take hold of; grab | | Example: 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
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10 |
hold firmly, usually with one's hands | | Example: She clutched my arm when she got scared
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11 |
affect | | Example: Fear seized the prisoners The patient was seized with unbearable pains He was seized with a dreadful disease
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To seize, clasp, or gripe with the hand, hands, or claws; -- often figuratively; as, to clutch power. | | source: webster1913
13 |
To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; -- often followed by at. | | source: webster1913
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