Dictionary entry details
• CLUTCH (noun)
Meaning:
The act of grasping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
hold; clutch; clutches; grip; clasp; clench; grasp
Context examples:
he released his clasp on my arm / he has a strong grip for an old man / she kept a firm hold on the railing
Hypernyms ("clutch" is a kind of...):
grasping; prehension; seizing; taking hold (the act of gripping something firmly with the hands)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clutch"):
choke hold; chokehold (a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind)
embrace; embracement; embracing (the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection))
wrestling hold (a hold used in the sport of wrestling)
Meaning:
A tense critical situation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
he is a good man in the clutch
Hypernyms ("clutch" is a kind of...):
temporary state (a state that continues for a limited time)
Meaning:
A number of birds hatched at the same time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("clutch" is a kind of...):
brood (the young of an animal cared for at one time)
Meaning:
A collection of things or persons to be handled together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
batch; clutch
Hypernyms ("clutch" is a kind of...):
accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clutch"):
schmear; schmeer; shmear ((Yiddish) a batch of things that go together)
Meaning:
A woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
clutch bag; clutch
Hypernyms ("clutch" is a kind of...):
bag; handbag; pocketbook; purse (a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women))
Meaning:
A pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
clutch pedal; clutch
Context example:
he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other
Hypernyms ("clutch" is a kind of...):
foot lever; foot pedal; pedal; treadle (a lever that is operated with the foot)
Holonyms ("clutch" is a part of...):
clutch (a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism)
Meaning:
A coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
this year's model has an improved clutch
Hypernyms ("clutch" is a kind of...):
coupler; coupling (a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects)
Meronyms (parts of "clutch"):
clutch; clutch pedal (a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clutch"):
freewheel (a clutch (as on the rear wheel of a bicycle) that allows wheels to turn freely (as in coasting))
friction clutch (a clutch in which one part turns the other by the friction between them)
Holonyms ("clutch" is a part of...):
transmission; transmission system (the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle)
• CLUTCH (verb)
Meaning:
Take hold of; grab
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
seize; prehend; clutch
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "clutch" is one way to...):
get hold of; take (get into one's hands, take physically)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clutch"):
grapple; grip (to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match)
clench; clinch (hold in a tight grasp)
snap; snatch; snatch up (to grasp hastily or eagerly)
catch; grab; take hold of (take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of)
grab (take or grasp suddenly)
grip (hold fast or firmly)
clasp (grasp firmly)
collar (seize by the neck or collar)
capture; catch; get (succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase)
apprehend; arrest; collar; cop; nab; nail; pick up (take into custody)
claw (clutch as if in panic)
rack (seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block)
nab (seize suddenly)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Hold firmly, usually with one's hands
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
cling to; hold close; hold tight; clutch
Context example:
She clutched my arm when she got scared
Hypernyms (to "clutch" is one way to...):
hold; take hold (have or hold in one's hands or grip)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clutch"):
cuddle; draw close; nest; nestle; nuzzle; snuggle (move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Affect
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
clutch; get hold of; seize
Context examples:
Fear seized the prisoners / The patient was seized with unbearable pains / He was seized with a dreadful disease
Hypernyms (to "clutch" is one way to...):
overcome; overpower; overtake; overwhelm; sweep over; whelm (overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
