Definition as Noun

• a tense critical situation
• a number of birds hatched at the same time
• a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
• a collection of things or persons to be handled together
• the act of grasping
• a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
• a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism

Definition as Verb

• hold firmly, usually with one's hands
• take hold of; grab
• affect

• batch

• clasp, clench, clutches, grasp, grip, hold

• clutch bag

• clutch pedal

• cling to, hold close, hold tight

• seize, prehend

• seize, get hold of

• "he is a good man in the clutch"

• "this year's model has an improved clutch"

• "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"

• "he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other"

• "She clutched my arm when she got scared"

• "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"

• "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"

• Clutch vs batch
• Clutch vs clasp
• Clutch vs clench
• Clutch vs clutches
• Clutch vs grasp
• Clutch vs grip
• Clutch vs hold
• Clutch vs clutch bag
• Clutch vs clutch pedal
• Clutch vs cling to
• Clutch vs hold close
• Clutch vs hold tight
• Clutch vs seize
• Clutch vs prehend
• Clutch vs get hold of