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31clutch — I [[t]klʌtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to seize with or as if with the hands or claws; snatch 2) to hold tightly 3) sts to spellbind; grip a person s interest or emotions 4) to try to seize or grasp (usu. fol. by at): to clutch at a fleeing child[/ex] 5) aum… …
32clutch — I. /klʌtʃ / (say kluch) verb (t) 1. to seize with, or as with, the hands or claws; grasp; grip. 2. to grip or hold tightly or firmly. –noun 3. the hand, claw, paw, etc., when grasping. 4. (usually plural) power of disposal or control; mastery: in …
33Clutch — Der Begriff Clutch (englisch für ergreifen, packen, fest umklammern, Kupplung) steht für: Clutch (Band), eine amerikanische Stonerrock Band Clutch (Handtasche), eine Damenhandtasche ohne Riemen Clutch, Teil der Hi Hat beim Schlagzeug Clutch City …
34clutch — clutch1 [ klʌtʃ ] verb ** transitive to hold someone or something firmly, for example because you are afraid or in pain, or do not want to lose them: Women clutched small children as they left. a. intransitive clutch at to try to take hold of… …
35Clutch — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Clutch (homonymie). Clutch Album par Peter Hammill Sortie 2002 (Royaume Uni) Enregistrement …
36clutch — I verb she clutched his arm clutch at Syn: grip, grasp, clasp, cling to, hang on to, clench, hold II noun 1) a clutch of eggs Syn: group, batch 2) …
37clutch — clutch1 verb grasp tightly. ↘(clutch at) seize eagerly or in desperation: he clutched at the idea. noun 1》 a tight grasp. 2》 (clutches) power or control: she was about to fall into his clutches. 3》 a mechanism for connecting and disconnecting the …
38clutch (up) — in. to become very tense and anxious; to freeze with anxiety. □ I have been known to clutch up before a race. □ Cool it, babe! Don’t clutch! …
39clutch — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. seize eagerly; grasp tightly. 2 intr. (foll. by at) snatch suddenly. n. 1 a a tight grasp. b (foll. by at) grasping. 2 (in pl.) grasping hands, esp. as representing a cruel or relentless grasp or control. 3 a (in a motor… …
40clutch — 1. noun a) A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used between engine and gearbox in a car. The clutch which I had made to save myself in falling had torn away this chin band and let the lower jaw drop on the breast; but little else… …
