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clutch

/klˈʌtʃ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

  1. the act of grasping
    “he released his clasp on my arm”
  2. a tense critical situation
    “he is a good man in the clutch”
  3. a number of birds hatched at the same time
  4. a collection of things or persons to be handled together
  5. a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
  6. 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. 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 hold of; grab
    “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”

Synonyms for clutch

Words that rhyme with clutch

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