Main entry: grasp, grip, hold, clasp, clench, clutch, clutches
Definition: the act of grasping
Usage: he released his clasp on my arm; he has a strong grip for an old man; she kept a firm hold on the railing
Main entry: clutch
Definition: a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
Usage: this year's model has an improved clutch
Main entry: clutch, clutch pedal
Definition: a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
Usage: he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other
Main entry: clutch, clutch bag
Definition: a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
Definition: a collection of things or persons to be handled together
Main entry: clutch
Definition: a number of birds hatched at the same time
Main entry: clutch
Definition: a tense critical situation
Usage: he is a good man in the clutch
Main entry: seize, get hold of, clutch
Definition: affect
Usage: Fear seized the prisoners; The patient was seized with unbearable pains; He was seized with a dreadful disease
Main entry: prehend, seize, clutch
Definition: take hold of; grab
Usage: 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
Main entry: cling to, clutch, hold close, hold tight
Definition: hold firmly, usually with one's hands
Usage: She clutched my arm when she got scared