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English noun: clutch | |||
| 1. | clutch (act) the act of grasping | ||
| Samples | He released his clasp on my arm. He has a strong grip for an old man. She kept a firm hold on the railing. | ||
| Synonyms | clasp, clench, clutches, grasp, grip, hold | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grasping, prehension, seizing, taking hold | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | choke hold, chokehold, embrace, embracement, embracing, wrestling hold | ||
| 2. | clutch (state) a tense critical situation | ||
| Samples | He is a good man in the clutch. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | temporary state | ||
| 3. | clutch (group) a number of birds hatched at the same time | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | brood | ||
| 4. | clutch (group) a collection of things or persons to be handled together | ||
| Synonyms | batch | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | schmear, schmeer, shmear | ||
| 5. | clutch (artifact) a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand | ||
| Synonyms | clutch bag | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse | ||
| 6. | clutch (artifact) a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism | ||
| Samples | He smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other. | ||
| Synonyms | clutch pedal | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | foot lever, foot pedal, pedal, treadle | ||
| Part meronym | clutch | ||
| 7. | clutch (artifact) a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism | ||
| Samples | This year's model has an improved clutch. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coupler, coupling | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | freewheel, friction clutch | ||
| Part holonym | clutch, clutch pedal | ||
| Part meronym | transmission, transmission system | ||
English verb: clutch | |||
| 1. | clutch (contact) take hold of; grab | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | prehend, seize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | get hold of, take | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | apprehend, arrest, capture, catch, catch, clasp, claw, clench, clinch, collar, collar, cop, get, grab, grab, grapple, grip, grip, nab, nab, nail, pick up, rack, snap, snatch, snatch up, take hold of | ||
| 2. | clutch (contact) hold firmly, usually with one's hands | ||
| Samples | She clutched my arm when she got scared. | ||
| Synonyms | cling to, hold close, hold tight | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hold, take hold | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cuddle, draw close, nest, nestle, nuzzle, snuggle | ||
| 3. | clutch (cognition) affect | ||
| Samples | Fear seized the prisoners. The patient was seized with unbearable pains. He was seized with a dreadful disease. | ||
| Synonyms | get hold of, seize | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm | ||
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