clutch bag

clutch bag

clutch bag

n. A small, strapless purse that is carried in the hand; a clutch.

clutch¹

(klʌtʃ)

v.t. 1. to seize with or as if with the hands or claws; snatch. 2. to hold tightly. 3. to spellbind; grip a person's interest or emotions. v.i. 4. to try to seize or grasp (usu. fol. by at): to clutch at a fleeing child. 5. to operate the clutch in a vehicle. n. 6. the hand, claw, etc., when grasping. 7. Often, clutches. power or control: to fall into the clutches of the enemy. 8. a tight grip or hold. 9. a device for gripping something. 10. a. a mechanism for engaging or disengaging a shaft that drives a mechanism or is driven by another part. b. a pedal or other control for operating this. 11. a critical point or moment. 12. a woman's small strapless handbag. adj. 13. done in a critical situation: a clutch shot that won the game. 14. dependable in crucial situations: a clutch player. [1175–1225; Middle English clucchen, variant of clicchen, Old English clyccan to clench]

clutch²

(klʌtʃ)

n., v. clutched, clutch•ing. n. 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 things or individuals. v.t. 4. to hatch (chickens). [1715–25; variant of dial. cletch; akin to Scots cleck to hatch]

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Noun

clutch bag - a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the handclutchhandbag, purse, bag, pocketbook - a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb"

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clutch bag

clutch bag

clutch¹

clutch²

clutch bag

Synonyms for clutch bag

noun a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand

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Synonyms for clutch bag

noun a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand

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