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1. (v.t.) clutch
to seize with or as if with the hands or claws; snatch.
2. clutch
to hold tightly.
3. clutch
to spellbind; grip a person's interest or emotions.
4. (v.i.) clutch
to try to seize or grasp (usu. fol. by at):
to clutch at a fleeing child.
5. clutch
to operate the clutch in a vehicle.
6. (n.) clutch
the hand, claw, etc., when grasping.
7. clutch
Often, clutches. power or control:
to fall into the clutches of the enemy.
8. clutch
a tight grip or hold.
9. clutch
a device for gripping something.
10. clutch
a mechanism for engaging or disengaging a shaft that drives a mechanism or is driven by another part.
11. clutch
a pedal or other control for operating this.
12. clutch
a critical point or moment.
13. clutch
a woman's small strapless handbag.
14. (adj.) clutch
done in a critical situation:
a clutch shot that won the game.
15. clutch
dependable in crucial situations:
a clutch player.
16. (n.) clutch
a hatch of eggs; the number of eggs produced or incubated at one time.
17. clutch
a brood of chickens.
18. clutch
a number of similar things or individuals.
19. (v.t.) clutch
to hatch (chickens).
Etymology: (1715–25; var. of dial. cletch; akin to Scots cleck to hatch)
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| Definition of 'Clutch' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) 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"
2. (noun) clutch
a tense critical situation
"he is a good man in the clutch"
3. (noun) clutch
a number of birds hatched at the same time
4. (noun) batch, clutch
a collection of things or persons to be handled together
5. (noun) clutch bag, clutch
a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
6. (noun) 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"
7. (verb) clutch
a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
"this year's model has an improved clutch"
8. (verb) seize, prehend, clutch
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"
9. (verb) cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutch
hold firmly, usually with one's hands
"She clutched my arm when she got scared"
10. (verb) seize, clutch, get hold of
affect
"Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
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1. (verb) clutch
to hold tightly
She clutched her teddy bear.
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| Definition of 'Clutch' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Clutch
a gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp
2. (noun) Clutch
the hands, claws, or talons, in the act of grasping firmly; -- often figuratively, for power, rapacity, or cruelty; as, to fall into the clutches of an adversary
3. (noun) Clutch
a device which is used for coupling shafting, etc., so as to transmit motion, and which may be disengaged at pleasure
4. (noun) Clutch
any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle
5. (noun) Clutch
the nest complement of eggs of a bird
6. (noun) Clutch
to seize, clasp, or gripe with the hand, hands, or claws; -- often figuratively; as, to clutch power
7. (noun) Clutch
to close tightly; to clinch
8. (verb) Clutch
to reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; -- often followed by at
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| Definition of 'Clutch' |
The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. Clutch
In arc lamps a device for the feed of the upper carbons. In its simplest form it is simply a plate or bar pierced with a hole through which the carbon passes loosely. The action of the mechanism raises or lowers one end of the plate or bar. As it rises it binds and clutches the carbon, and if the action continues it lifts it a little. When the same end is lowered the carbon and clutch descend together until the opposite end of the clutch being prevented from further descent, the clutch approaches the horizontal position and the rod drops bodily through the aperture. The cut shows the clutches of the Brush double carbon lamp. In practice the lifting and releasing as regulated by an electro-magnet are so very slight that practically an almost absolutely steady feed is secured. A similar clutch is used in the Weston lamp.
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Sense: (withat) to try to take hold of
I clutched at a floating piece of wood to save myself from drowning.
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 Afrikaans: klou |
 Arabic: يَتَمَسَّكُ بِ |
 Bulgarian: сграбчвам |
 Brazilian: agarrar |
 Czech: chytit se, chytat se |
 German: ergreifen |
 Danish: hage sig fast i; klynge s |
 Greek: αρπάζω |
 Spanish: agarrar |
 Estonian: (millegi järele) haarama |
 Farsi: قاپ زدن؛ محکم گرفتن |
 Finnish: takertua |
 French: se raccrocher (à) |
 Hebrew: לֶהֱאָחֵז בְּחָזקָה |
 Hindi: पकड़ना |
 Croatian: obuhvatiti, zgrabiti |
 Hungarian: belekapaszkodik |
 Indonesian: berpegangan |
 Icelandic: grípa í, þrífa |
 Italian: afferrare |
 Japanese: つかもうとする |
 Korean: 붙잡다 |
 Lithuanian: nusitverti |
 Latvian: sagrābt; satvert |
 Malay: berpaut |
 Dutch: vastgrijpen |
 Norwegian: gripe hardt fatt i; gripe |
 Polish: uchwycić się |
 Persian: قاپ زدن؛ محکم گرفتن |
 Pashto: کلکول |
 Portuguese: agarrar |
 Romanian: a apuca |
 Russian: хватать(ся) |
 Slovak: zachytiť sa |
 Slovenian: oprijeti se (česa) |
 Serbian: mašiti se za |
 Swedish: gripa [tag] om |
 Thai: พยายามยึดไว้ |
 Turkish: yakalamayaçalışmak |
 Taiwanese: 試圖抓住 |
 Ukrainian: схоплювати |
 Urdu: پکڑنا ، قابو میں کرنا |
 Vietnamese: chộp |
 Chinese: 抓住 |
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