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clutch
1
[kluhch] 
–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 fol. by at): He clutched at the fleeing child. She clutched at the opportunity. |
| 5. | Slang. to become tense with fright; panic (sometimes fol. by up): I clutched up on the math exam. |
| 6. | to operate the clutch in a vehicle. |
–noun
| 7. | the hand, claw, etc., when grasping. |
| 8. | Usually, clutches. power of disposal or control; mastery: She fell into the clutches of the enemy. |
| 9. | the act of clutching; a snatch or grasp. |
| 10. | a tight grip or hold. |
| 11. | a device for gripping something. |
| 12. | Automotive, Machinery.
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| 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. | Also 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; ME clucchen, var. of clicchen, OE clyccan to clench
1175–1225; ME clucchen, var. of clicchen, OE clyccan to clench
Related forms:
clutch⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
clutchy, adjective
clutch
2 [kluhch] –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; var. of cletch (now dial.); akin to Scots cleck to hatch < ON klekja to hatch
1715–25; var. of cletch (now dial.); akin to Scots cleck to hatch < ON klekja to hatch
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Link To clutching
| clutch 1 (klŭch) v. clutched, clutch·ing, clutch·es v. tr.
[Middle English clucchen, from Old English clyccan.] |
| clutch 2 (klŭch) n.
To hatch (chicks). [Variant of dialectal cletch; akin to Middle English clekken, to hatch, from Old Norse klekja.] |
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