Clutch

Quick meaning: Clutch is a verb meaning (transitive) To seize, as though with claws.

Meaning

(transitive) To seize, as though with claws.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To grip or grasp tightly.
2. (video games) To win despite being the only remaining player on one's team, against several opponents.
3. (video games, by extension) To unexpectedly or luckily succeed in a difficult activity.
4. The claw of a predatory animal or bird.
5. (by extension) A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil.
6. (automotive) A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car.
7. (automotive) The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.

Example Sentences

to clutch power

Not that I haue the power to clutch my hand,

For quotations using this term, see Citations:clutch.

She clutched her purse tightly and walked nervously into the building.

Word Forms

• clutches
• clutching
• clutched

Synonyms for clutch

Depending on context, synonyms include clasp, grasp, grip, beclasp, begrasp, begrip.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include clench, grasp, grip, prehend, hold, seize.

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