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Noun clutch has 6 senses
clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold - the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"--1 is a kind of grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension; grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension; grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension; grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension
 --1 has particulars:
 |  | chokehold, choke hold; embrace, embracing; wrestling hold; 3 of 6 senses of clutch                                                 ; clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold; chokehold, choke hold; embrace, embracing; wrestling hold; clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold; chokehold, choke hold; embrace, embracing; wrestling hold; 3 of 6 senses of clutch                                                 ; clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold; chokehold, choke hold; embrace, embracing; wrestling hold | 
clutch - a tense critical situation; "he is a good man in the clutch"--2 is a kind of temporary state; temporary state
 
clutch - a number of birds hatched at the same time--3 is a kind of brood; brood
 
 batch, clutch - a collection of things or persons to be handled together--4 is a kind of collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage; collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
 --4 has particulars:
clutch, clutch pedal - a pedal that operates a clutch--5 is a kind of pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever; pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever
 --5 is a part of clutch
 
clutch - a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism--6 is a kind of coupling, coupler; coupling, coupler
 --6 is a part of transmission, transmission system
 --6 has parts: clutch, clutch pedal
 --6 has particulars:
 
Verb clutch has 3 senses
seize, prehend, clutch - take hold of; grab; "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"--1 is one way to take, get hold of
 Sample sentences:
 Somebody ----s something
 Somebody ----s somebody
 Something ----s something
 
cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutch - hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared"--2 is one way to hold, take hold
 Sample sentences:
 Somebody ----s something
 Somebody ----s somebody
 
seize, clutch, get hold of - affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unberable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"--3 is one way to overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
 Sample sentence:
 Something ----s somebody
 
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