clutch

1 of 4

verb

ˈkləch

clutched; clutching; clutches

transitive verb

: to grasp or hold with or as if with the hand or claws usually strongly, tightly, or suddenly

He clutched his chest and appeared to be in pain.

obsolete : clench

intransitive verb

: to seek to grasp and hold

clutched at her hand

: to operate an automobile clutch (see clutch entry 2 sense 2a)

clutch

2 of 4

noun (1)

: the claws or a hand in the act of grasping or seizing firmly

a rabbit in the clutch of a hawk

: an often cruel or unrelenting control, power, or possession

the fell clutch of circumstance

W. E. Henley

: the act of grasping, holding, or restraining

: a coupling used to connect and disconnect a driving and a driven part (such as an engine and a transmission) of a mechanism

: a lever (such as a pedal) operating such a clutch

Depress the clutch to change gears.

: a tight or critical situation : pinch

come through in the clutch

: clutch bag

clutch

3 of 4

adjective

: made or done in a crucial situation

a clutch hit

: successful in a crucial situation

a clutch pitcher

a clutch hitter

clutch

4 of 4

noun (2)

: a nest of eggs or a brood of chicks

: group, bunch

talking with a clutch of her friends

a clutch of photographs

a clutch of reporters

Kids Definition

clutch 1 of 3

verb

ˈkləch

clutched; clutching

: to grasp or hold tightly with or as if with the hands or claws

: to make a grab

He began clutching at the falling child.

clutch

2 of 3

noun

: control or power someone has over someone else

—usually used in pl.

"… he has our compatriots in his clutches."

Lemony Snicket, The Ersatz Elevator

: a coupling for connecting and disconnecting a driving and a driven part in machinery

: a lever or pedal operating a clutch

clutch

3 of 3

noun

: a group of eggs that is laid by a bird at one time

: a small group of things or people

clutch 1 of 3

noun (1)

as in cluster

a number of things considered as a unit a clutch of medals adorned the general's chest

Synonyms & Similar Words

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cluster
batch
collection
battery
assemblage
array
bunch
set
package
clump
constellation
grouping
assortment
group
suite
bank
series
lot
block
band
huddle
knot
mixture
variety
clot
accumulation
aggregation
parcel
aggregate
passel
jumble
muster
agglomeration
the whole kit and caboodle
sundries
suit
cycle
conglomeration
miscellany
hodgepodge
run
odds and ends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

unit
item
entity
single

as in batch

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit a clutch of people traveling together

Synonyms & Similar Words

batch
grouping
group
cluster
band
bunch
battery
team
crop
lot
platoon
collective
huddle
knot
array
body
party
crew
circle
consort
squadron
constellation
boodle
gathering
battalion
passel
brigade
assembly
ring
parcel
organization
round
school
outfit
coterie
set
posse
gang
clique
phalanx
task force
clan
the whole kit and caboodle
union
brood
guild
league
congregation
gild
coalition
bloc
covey
faction
bevy
sect
fellowship
alliance
confederacy
muster
order
federation
confederation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

individual
single

clutch

2 of 3

noun (2)

as in crisis

a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action a football quarterback who always comes through in the clutch

Synonyms & Similar Words

crisis
head
emergency
crossroad(s)
situation
flash point
crunch
juncture
boiling point
extremity
crunch time
breaking point
exigency
conjuncture
point of no return
zero hour
tinderbox
milestone
predicament
moment of truth
condition
possibility
contingency
climax
pinch
jam
turning point
corner
hot water
pass
spot
hole
happening
fix
strait
landmark
deadlock
Dunkirk
last ditch
impasse
scrape
stalemate
eleventh hour
last minute

as in power

the right or means to command or control others a nation no longer living in the clutch of a cruel tyrant

Synonyms & Similar Words

power
control
sway
dominion
grip
arm
command
reign
mastery
authority
death grip
hold
pull
jurisdiction
rein(s)
influence
dominance
sovereignty
management
voice
leverage
privilege
clout
weight
right
imperium
prerogative
direction
importance
supremacy
sovranty
predominance
eminence
moment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

weakness
powerlessness
impotence
helplessness
impotency

clutch

3 of 3

verb

as in to grip

to have or keep in one's hands he clutched the eggs carefully so he wouldn't drop them

Synonyms & Similar Words

grip
clench
hold
grab
cradle
carry
bag
trap
clasp
collar
hold on to
handle
snatch
cling (to)
snare
take
nail
hook
finger
grasp
hug
hang on to
capture
paw
seize
nab
grapple
feel
corral
catch
land
latch (on or onto)
embrace
snap (up)
bear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

hand
drop
give
unclasp
release
relinquish
hand out
deliver
hand over
unhand
yield
render
cede
give up
turn over

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of clutch are grab, grasp, seize, snatch, and take. While all these words mean "to get hold of by or as if by catching up with the hand," clutch suggests avidity or anxiety in seizing or grasping and may imply less success in holding.

clutching her purse

Grab implies more roughness or rudeness than snatch.

grabbed roughly by the arm

The words grasp and clutch are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, grasp stresses a laying hold so as to have firmly in possession.

grasp the handle and pull

While in some cases nearly identical to clutch, seize implies a sudden and forcible movement in getting hold of something tangible or an apprehending of something fleeting or elusive when intangible.

seized the suspect

Snatch suggests more suddenness or quickness but less force than seize.

snatched a doughnut and ran

The words take and clutch can be used in similar contexts, but take is a general term applicable to any manner of getting something into one's possession or control.

take some salad from the bowl

单词	clutch
释义	clutch 1 of 4 verb ˈkləch clutched; clutching; clutches transitive verb 1 : to grasp or hold with or as if with the hand or claws usually strongly, tightly, or suddenly He clutched his chest and appeared to be in pain. 2 obsolete : clench intransitive verb 1 : to seek to grasp and hold clutched at her hand 2 : to operate an automobile clutch (see clutch entry 2 sense 2a) clutch 2 of 4 noun (1) 1 a : the claws or a hand in the act of grasping or seizing firmly a rabbit in the clutch of a hawk b : an often cruel or unrelenting control, power, or possession the fell clutch of circumstance W. E. Henley c : the act of grasping, holding, or restraining 2 a : a coupling used to connect and disconnect a driving and a driven part (such as an engine and a transmission) of a mechanism b : a lever (such as a pedal) operating such a clutch Depress the clutch to change gears. 3 : a tight or critical situation : pinch come through in the clutch 4 : clutch bag clutch 3 of 4 adjective 1 : made or done in a crucial situation a clutch hit 2 : successful in a crucial situation a clutch pitcher a clutch hitter clutch 4 of 4 noun (2) 1 : a nest of eggs or a brood of chicks 2 : group, bunch talking with a clutch of her friends a clutch of photographs a clutch of reporters Synonyms Verb clench cling (to) grip hold Noun (1) boiling point breaking point conjuncture crisis crossroad(s) crunch crunch time Dunkirk emergency exigency extremity flash point head juncture tinderbox zero hour Noun (2) array assemblage band bank batch battery block bunch clot clump cluster collection constellation group grouping huddle knot lot muster package parcel passel set suite See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb I had to clutch the counter to keep from falling. The child clutched her mother's hand firmly. He had a book clutched in his hand. Adjective She scored a clutch basket. Word History Etymology Verb and Noun (1) Middle English clucchen, from Old English clyccan Noun (2) alteration of dialect English cletch hatching, brood First Known Use Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Noun (1) 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Adjective 1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (2) 1721, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing clutch clutch bag double-clutch friction clutch in the clutch clutch bag double-clutch friction clutch in the clutch Kids Definition clutch 1 of 3 verb ˈkləch clutched; clutching 1 : to grasp or hold tightly with or as if with the hands or claws 2 : to make a grab He began clutching at the falling child. clutch 2 of 3 noun 1 : control or power someone has over someone else —usually used in pl. "… he has our compatriots in his clutches." Lemony Snicket, The Ersatz Elevator 2 : a coupling for connecting and disconnecting a driving and a driven part in machinery 3 : a lever or pedal operating a clutch clutch 3 of 3 noun 1 : a group of eggs that is laid by a bird at one time 2 : a small group of things or people clutch 1 of 3 noun (1) 1 as in cluster a number of things considered as a unit a clutch of medals adorned the general's chest Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance cluster batch collection battery assemblage array bunch set package clump constellation grouping assortment group suite bank series lot block band huddle knot mixture variety clot accumulation aggregation parcel aggregate passel jumble muster agglomeration the whole kit and caboodle sundries suit cycle conglomeration miscellany hodgepodge run odds and ends Antonyms & Near Antonyms unit item entity single 2 as in batch a usually small number of persons considered as a unit a clutch of people traveling together Synonyms & Similar Words batch grouping group cluster band bunch battery team crop lot platoon collective huddle knot array body party crew circle consort squadron constellation boodle gathering battalion passel brigade assembly ring parcel organization round school outfit coterie set posse gang clique phalanx task force clan the whole kit and caboodle union brood guild league congregation gild coalition bloc covey faction bevy sect fellowship alliance confederacy muster order federation confederation Antonyms & Near Antonyms individual single clutch 2 of 3 noun (2) 1 as in crisis a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action a football quarterback who always comes through in the clutch Synonyms & Similar Words crisis head emergency crossroad(s) situation flash point crunch juncture boiling point extremity crunch time breaking point exigency conjuncture point of no return zero hour tinderbox milestone predicament moment of truth condition possibility contingency climax pinch jam turning point corner hot water pass spot hole happening fix strait landmark deadlock Dunkirk last ditch impasse scrape stalemate eleventh hour last minute 2 as in power the right or means to command or control others a nation no longer living in the clutch of a cruel tyrant Synonyms & Similar Words power control sway dominion grip arm command reign mastery authority death grip hold pull jurisdiction rein(s) influence dominance sovereignty management voice leverage privilege clout weight right imperium prerogative direction importance supremacy sovranty predominance eminence moment Antonyms & Near Antonyms weakness powerlessness impotence helplessness impotency clutch 3 of 3 verb as in to grip to have or keep in one's hands he clutched the eggs carefully so he wouldn't drop them Synonyms & Similar Words grip clench hold grab cradle carry bag trap clasp collar hold on to handle snatch cling (to) snare take nail hook finger grasp hug hang on to capture paw seize nab grapple feel corral catch land latch (on or onto) embrace snap (up) bear Antonyms & Near Antonyms hand drop give unclasp release relinquish hand out deliver hand over unhand yield render cede give up turn over See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of clutch are grab, grasp, seize, snatch, and take. While all these words mean "to get hold of by or as if by catching up with the hand," clutch suggests avidity or anxiety in seizing or grasping and may imply less success in holding. clutching her purse Grab implies more roughness or rudeness than snatch. grabbed roughly by the arm The words grasp and clutch are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, grasp stresses a laying hold so as to have firmly in possession. grasp the handle and pull While in some cases nearly identical to clutch, seize implies a sudden and forcible movement in getting hold of something tangible or an apprehending of something fleeting or elusive when intangible. seized the suspect Snatch suggests more suddenness or quickness but less force than seize. snatched a doughnut and ran The words take and clutch can be used in similar contexts, but take is a general term applicable to any manner of getting something into one's possession or control. take some salad from the bowl
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clutch

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