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verb (used with object)
1.
to seize with or as with the hands or claws; snatch: The bird swooped down and clutched its prey with its claws.
2.
to grip or hold tightly or firmly: She clutched the child's hand as they crossed the street.
3.
Slang. to spellbind; grip a person's emotions, attention, or interest: Garbo movies really clutch me.
verb (used without object)
4.
to try to seize or grasp (usually followed by at): He clutched at the fleeing child. She clutched at the opportunity.
5.
Slang. to become tense with fright; panic (sometimes followed by up): I clutched up on the math exam.
6.
to operate the clutch in a vehicle.
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Clutching
is always a great word to know.
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noun
7.
the hand, claw, etc., when grasping.
8.
9.
the act of clutching; a snatch or grasp.
10.
a tight grip or hold.
11.
EXPANDa device for gripping something.
12.
Automotive, Machinery.
a.
a mechanism for readily engaging or disengaging a shaft with or from another shaft or rotating part. Compare coupling (def. 2a).
b.
a control, as a pedal, for operating this mechanism.
13.
Sports. an extremely important or crucial moment of a game: He was famous for his coolness in pitching in the clutch.
14.
any critical position or situation; emergency: She kept complete control in the clutch.
15.
COLLAPSEAlso called clutch bag, clutch purse. a woman's small purse that can be carried in the hand and usually has no handle or strap.
adjective
16.
done or accomplished in a critical situation: a clutch shot that won the basketball game.
17.
dependable in crucial situations: a clutch player.
18.
(of a coat) without fasteners; held closed in front by one's hand or arm.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English clucchen, variant of clicchen, Old English clyccan to clench
1175–1225; Middle English clucchen, variant of clicchen, Old English clyccan to clench
Related forms
clutch·ing·ly, adverb
clutch·y, adjective
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noun
1.
a hatch of eggs; the number of eggs produced or incubated at one time.
2.
a brood of chickens.
3.
a number of similar individuals: a clutch of books; a whole clutch of dancers.
verb (used with object)
4.
to hatch (chickens).
Origin:
1715–25; variant of cletch (now dial.); akin to Scots cleck to hatch < Old Norse klekja to hatch
1715–25; variant of cletch (now dial.); akin to Scots cleck to hatch < Old Norse klekja to hatch
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Word Origin & History
clutch
of chickens, eggs, 1721, from clekken "to hatch," probably from a Scand. source (cf. O.N. klekja "to hatch").
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Slang Dictionary
clutch (up) definition
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