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clutch
has definitions from the fields of biology,zoology
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[ verb ] affect
Synonyms Examples "Fear seized the prisoners" "The patient was seized with unbearable pains" "He was seized with a dreadful disease" Used in print (Thomas B. Dewey, Hunter at Large....)Still clutching the razor , Roberts came_up into a crouch , shaking his head . (Mary Savage, Just for Tonight....)It entered her body with the ghastly intimacy of an incubus , and its particles , spreading , creeping , crawling , joined themselves into steel_bands that constricted her knees so tightly that they ached ; stifled her lungs so_that her breath came in harsh gasps ; clutched her throat and sucked_up the moisture in her mouth so_that her tongue was dry and hard and stuck_to the roof of her mouth and her teeth were clenched together in the rigid fixture of her jaws . (Jean Mercier, Whatever You Do, Don't Panic....)Louise climbed onto a stool and clutched the hand with which I was trying to hold the phone , claiming my immediate attention on grounds of extreme emergency . |
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[ verb ] take hold of; grab
Examples "The salesclerk 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" |
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[ noun ] the act of grasping
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" Used in print (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)Beneath his clutch , a flat strip of muscle surged on the bone . Related terms grasping embrace wrestling_hold choke_hold hold grasp cling_to clasp clasp |
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[ verb ] hold firmly, usually with one's hands
Synonyms Examples "She clutched my arm when she got scared" Used in print (Jesse Hill Ford, Mountains of Gilead....)The two little bangs meant that he was getting impatient to have a crowd of customers waited on and that if he had to he would jerk open the door and drag out , by the opposite door_handle which she would be clutching , whichever-the-hell clerk it was who thought she could waste so_much store time on the pot . |
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[ noun ] a tense critical situation
Examples "he is a good man in the clutch" Used in print (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)Kieffer , the only junior in the group , was commended for his ability to hit in the clutch , as_well as his all-round excellent play . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (biology,zoology) a number of birds hatched at the same time
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[ noun ] a collection of things or persons to be handled together
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[ noun ] a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
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