DICTOMETER

CLUTCH

(clutch, acoplamiento, embrague, kløtsj, kopling)

1. Synonyms:
   • Clasp
   • Clench
   • Clutch
   • Clutches
   • Grasp
   • Grip
   • Hold
   Definitions:
   • 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
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Clutch
   Definitions:
   • a tense critical situation
   Examples:
   • He is a good man in the clutch
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Clutch
   Definitions:
   • a number of birds hatched at the same time
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Batch
   • Clutch
   Definitions:
   • a collection of things or persons to be handled together
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Clutch bag
   • Clutch
   Definitions:
   • a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Clutch
   • Clutch pedal
   Definitions:
   • a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
   Examples:
   • He smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Clutch
   Definitions:
   • a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
   Examples:
   • This year's model has an improved clutch
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Seize
   • Prehend
   • Clutch
   Definitions:
   • take hold of
   • grab
   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
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Cling to
   • Hold close
   • Hold tight
   • Clutch
   Definitions:
   • hold firmly, usually with one's hands
   Examples:
   • She clutched my arm when she got scared
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Seize
   • Clutch
   • Get hold of
   Definitions:
   • affect
   Examples:
   • Fear seized the prisoners
   • The patient was seized with unbearable pains
   • He was seized with a dreadful disease