clutch in English dictionary

  • clutch

    Meanings and definitions of "clutch"

    • A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used between engine and gearbox in a car.
    • The pedal in a car that disengages power transmission.
    • A hand or claw, when it is grasping something firmly.
    • A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.
    • A group or bunch, especially of eggs or baby birds.
    • An important or critical situation.
    • To grip or grasp tightly.
    • (US) Tending to perform well in difficult, high-pressure situations.
    • adjective
      (US, Canada)
      Performing or tending to perform well in difficult, high-pressure situations.
    • noun
      A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs. [from 18th c.]
    • noun
      A group or bunch (of people or things). [from 20th c.]
    • noun
      The claw of a predatory animal or bird. [from 13th c.]
    • noun
      (by extension)
      A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil. [from 16th c.]
    • noun
      A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used between engine and gearbox in a car. [from 19th c.]
    • noun
      The pedal in a car that disengages power transmission.
    • noun
      Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.
    • noun
      A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.
    • noun
      (US)
      An important or critical situation.
    • verb
      To seize, as though with claws. [from 14th c.]
    • verb
      To grip or grasp tightly. [from 17th c.]
    • A device to interrupt power transmission
    • The pedal in a car that disengages power transmission
    • A group or bunch, especially of eggs or baby birds
    • to grip or grasp tightly
    • (to) clutch
    • (to) claw
    • The act of grasping.
    • To grab or take something with a hook, with claws, etc..
    • To affect (e.g. of pain, fear, etc.).
    • noun
      a collection of things or persons to be handled together
    • noun
      a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism; "this year's model has an improved clutch"
    • noun
      a number of birds hatched at the same time
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      a tense critical situation; "he is a good man in the clutch"
    • noun
      a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
    • noun
      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"
    • verb
      affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
    • verb
      hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared"
    • verb
      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"

    Synonyms of "clutch" in English dictionary

    hold, pedal, hold close are the top synonyms of "clutch" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of clutch

    • clutch ( third-person singular simple present clutches, present participle clutching, simple past and past participle clutched)
    • clutch ( comparative more clutch, superlative most clutch)
    • clutch ( plural  clutches)
    • lm  liczba mnoga clutches
    • clutch (comparative more clutch, superlative most clutch)
    • clutch (plural clutches)
    • clutch (third-person singular simple present clutches, present participle clutching, simple past and past participle clutched)
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