He yawns, tries to apologize, looks slightly surprised to find he can't, clutches his chest, begins to gasp.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
She runs down the stairs, past her mother and across the garden to her father and 80 clutches his arms.
Sara MacDonald SEA MUSIC (2001)
She sacrificed everything to keep the bottle from falling into Lord Carstairs ' clutches.
Barbara Erskine SANDS OF TIME (2001)
All related terms of 'clutches'
clutch
If you clutch at something or clutch something, you hold it tightly, usually because you are afraid or anxious .
clutch bag
to seize with or as if with hands or claws
double-clutch
to change to a lower gear in a motor vehicle by first placing the gear lever into the neutral position before engaging the desired gear, at the same time releasing the clutch pedal and increasing the engine speed
fluid clutch
a type of coupling for transmitting power from the engine of a motor vehicle to the transmission , using a torque converter
centrifugal clutch
an automatic clutch in which the friction surfaces are engaged by weighted levers acting under centrifugal force at a certain speed of rotation
friction clutch
a mechanical clutch in which the drive is transmitted by the friction between surfaces , lined with cork , asbestos , or other fibrous materials , attached to the driving and driven shafts
fluid coupling
a type of coupling for transmitting power from the engine of a motor vehicle to the transmission, using a torque converter
fluid drive
a type of coupling for transmitting power from the engine of a motor vehicle to the transmission , using a torque converter
fluid flywheel
a type of coupling for transmitting power from the engine of a motor vehicle to the transmission , using a torque converter
double-declutch
to change to a lower gear in a motor vehicle by first placing the gear lever into the neutral position before engaging the desired gear, at the same time releasing the clutch pedal and increasing the engine speed