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- DictionaryClutch/kləCH/
verb
- 1. grasp or seize (something) tightly or eagerly: "he stood clutching a microphone"
noun
- 1. a tight grasp or an act of grasping something: "she made a clutch at his body"
- 2. a mechanism for connecting and disconnecting a vehicle engine from its transmission system: "she let the clutch in and the car surged forward"
adjective
- 1. (in sport) denoting or occurring in a critical situation in which the outcome of a game or competition is at stake: informal US "they both are hard-nosed players who seem to thrive in clutch situations"
The meaning of CLUTCH is to grasp or hold with or as if with the hand or claws usually strongly, tightly, or suddenly. How to use clutch in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Clutch.
CLUTCH definition: 1. to take or try to take hold of something or someone tightly, usually in fear, worry, or pain…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) to seize with or as with the hands or claws; snatch: The bird swooped down and clutched its prey with its claws. to grip or hold tightly or firmly: She clutched the child's hand as they crossed the street. Synonyms: hug, clench, hold, clasp, grasp.
To clutch is to grasp or hold on to tightly. Some people clutch the safety bar on the roller coaster for dear life; others throw their hands in the air. As a noun, clutch has many meanings: a brood of chickens, a strapless purse, the extra pedal in a stick-shift car.
n. 1. A hand, claw, talon, or paw in the act of grasping. 2. A tight grasp. 3. often clutches Control or power: caught in the clutches of sin. 4. A device for gripping and holding. 5. a. Any of various devices for engaging and disengaging two working parts of a shaft or of a shaft and a driving mechanism. b.
A clutch is a device that locks two parts of a mechanism together and transfers power between them. Clutches control whether automobiles transmit engine power to the gearbox.
Cognate with Swedish klyka (“clamp, fork, branch”). The noun is from Middle English cleche, cloche, cloke ("claw, talon, hand"; compare Scots cleuk, cluke, cluik (“claw, talon”)), of uncertain origin, with the form probably assimilated to the verb.
CLUTCH definition: 1. to hold something tightly: 2. the part of a car or truck that you press with your foot when you…. Learn more.
Definition of clutch verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CLUTCH meaning: 1 : to hold onto (someone or something) tightly with your hand; 2 : to try to hold onto someone or something by reaching with your hand usually + at
