Clutch




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Clutch \Clutch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clutched (kl[u^]cht); p.
pr. & vb. n. Clutching.] [OE. clucchen. See Clutch, n.]

1. To seize, clasp, or grip with the hand, hands, or claws;
-- often figuratively; as, to clutch power.
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A man may set the poles together in his head, and
clutch the whole globe at one intellectual grasp.
--Collier.
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Is this a dagger which I see before me . . . ?
Come, let me clutch thee. --Shak.
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2. To close tightly; to clinch.
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Not that I have the power to clutch my hand. --Shak.
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Clutch \Clutch\ (kl[u^]ch; 224), n. [OE. cloche, cloke, claw,
Scot. clook, cleuck, also OE. cleche claw, clechen, cleken,
to seize; cf. AS. gel[ae]ccan (where ge- is a prefix) to
seize. Cf. Latch a catch.]

1. A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or
claws; seizure; grasp. "The clutch of poverty." --Cowper.
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An expiring clutch at popularity. --Carlyle.
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But Age, with his stealing steps,
Hath clawed me in his clutch. --Shak.
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2. pl. The hands, claws, or talons, in the act of grasping
firmly; -- often figuratively, for power, rapacity, or
cruelty; as, to fall into the clutches of an adversary.
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I must have . . . little care of myself, if I ever
more come near the clutches of such a giant. --Bp.
Stillingfleet.
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3. (Mach.) A device which is used for coupling shafting,
etc., so as to transmit motion, and which may be
disengaged at pleasure.
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4. Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a
chain or tackle.
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5. (Zool.) The nest complement of eggs of a bird.
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Bayonet clutch (Mach.), a clutch in which connection is
made by means of bayonets attached to arms sliding on a
feathered shaft. The bayonets slide through holes in a
crosshead fastened on the shaft.
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Clutch \Clutch\, v. i.

1. To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or
snatch; -- often followed by at.
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2. to become too tense or frightened to perform properly;
used sometimes with up; as, he clutched up on the exam.
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clutch
n 1: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he
has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on
the railing" [syn: clasp, clench, clutch, clutches,
grasp, grip, hold]

2: a tense critical situation; "he is a good man in the clutch"

3: a number of birds hatched at the same time

4: a collection of things or persons to be handled together
[syn: batch, clutch]

5: a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand [syn:
clutch bag, clutch]

6: a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft
and a driving mechanism; "he smoothely released the clutch
with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other" [syn:
clutch, clutch pedal]

7: a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven
parts of a driving mechanism; "this year's model has an
improved clutch"
v 1: take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the
money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The
mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often
seize small mammals" [syn: seize, prehend, clutch]

2: hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm
when she got scared" [syn: cling to, hold close, {hold
tight}, clutch]

3: affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized
with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful
disease" [syn: seize, clutch, get hold of]
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clutch [klʌtʃ]
Kupplung

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clutch [klʌtʃ]
agripper; saisir

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clutch

befogókészülék
csatlakozókészülék
fogantyúnélküliaktatáska
fogantyúnélküliretikül
fészekaljnyivmi
gombolásnélkülinôikabát
karom
kritikushelyzet
kuplung
köpeny
köröm
megfogás
megmarkolás
megragadás
tengelykapcsoló


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clutch
afferrare
frizione

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clutch [klʌtʃ]
asir; coger
agarrar; asir; coger

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clutch
(of eggs)
Gelege n (von Eiern)
clutch

Griff m
clutch

Kupplung f [auto]
clutch

Umklammerung f
clutch

umklammern; umklammert halten; packen
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173 Moby Thesaurus words for "clutch":
abduct, adhere to, amount, array, batch, bear hug, bind, bite,
body, brood, budget, bunch, bundle, carry off, catch, cherish,
chunk, clamp, clasp, cleave to, clench, climacteric, clinch, cling,
clinging, clip, clump, cluster, clutches, complication,
cone clutch, control, convergence of events, count, crisis,
critical juncture, critical point, crossroads, crucial period,
crunch, deal, death grip, disk clutch, dominance, domination, dose,
embarrassing position, embarrassment, embrace, emergency, exigency,
extremity, farrow, fine how-do-you-do, firm hold, foothold,
footing, freeze to, friction clutch, fry, get, gob, grab, grapple,
grasp, grip, gripe, group, hang on, hang on to, harbor, hatch,
heap, hell to pay, high pressure, hinge, hobble, hold, hold fast,
hold on, hold on to, hold tight, hot water, how-do-you-do, hug,
hunk, imbroglio, imperativeness, influence, iron grip, jam, keep,
keep hold of, kidnap, large amount, lay hold of, litter, lot,
measure, mess, mix, morass, multiple-disk clutch, nab, nail, nest,
never let go, nip, number, pack, parcel, parlous straits, part,
pass, pickle, pinch, plate clutch, plight, portion, possession,
power, predicament, press, pressure, pretty pass, pretty pickle,
pretty predicament, purchase, push, quagmire, quantity, quicksand,
ration, rim clutch, rub, scrape, seize, seizure, set, shanghai,
slip friction clutch, slough, small amount, snag, snatch, spat,
spawn, spot, squeeze, stew, stick to, sticky wicket, strait,
straits, stress, sum, swamp, take, take hold of, tension, tenure,
throttle, tight grip, tight spot, tight squeeze, tightrope,
toehold, tricky spot, turn, turning point, unholy mess, urgency,
young



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