Definitions for CLUTCH
klʌtʃclutch

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, holdnoun

   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"

2. clutchnoun

   a tense critical situation

   "he is a good man in the clutch"

3. clutchnoun

   a number of birds hatched at the same time

4. batch, clutchnoun

   a collection of things or persons to be handled together

5. clutch bag, clutchnoun

   a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand

6. clutch, clutch pedalnoun

   a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism

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

7. clutchverb

   a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism

   "this year's model has an improved clutch"

8. seize, prehend, clutchverb

   take hold of; grab

   "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"

9. cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutchverb

   hold firmly, usually with one's hands

   "She clutched my arm when she got scared"

10. seize, clutch, get hold ofverb

    affect

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

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clutchverb

   to become too tense or frightened to perform properly; used sometimes with up; as, he clutched up on the exam.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clutchnoun

   A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used between engine and gearbox in a car.

2. clutchnoun

   The pedal in a car that disengages power transmission.

3. clutchnoun

   A hand or claw, when it is grasping something firmly.

4. clutchnoun

   A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.

5. clutchnoun

   A group or bunch, especially of eggs or baby birds.

6. clutchnoun

   An important or critical situation.

7. clutchverb

   To grip or grasp tightly.

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

8. clutchadjective

   Tending to perform well in difficult, high-pressure situations.

9. Etymology: From clucchen variant of clicchen, from clyccan.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clutchnoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. The gripe; grasp; seizure.2. Generally, in the plural, the paws, the talons.

   It was the hard fortune of a cock to fall into the clutches of a cat. Roger L'Estrange, Fab. ii.

   3. Hands, in a sense of rapacity and cruelty.

   Your greedy slav’ring to devour,
   Before ’twas in your clutches pow’r. Hudibras, p. iii. cant. 2.

   Set up the covenant on crutches,
   ’Gainst those who have us in their clutches. Hudibras, p. iii.

   I must have great leisure, and little care of myself, if I ever more come near the clutches of such a giant. Edward Stillingfleet.

2. To CLUTCHverb

   Etymology: Of uncertain etymology.

   1. To hold in the hand; to gripe; to grasp.

   Is this a dagger I see before me,
   The handle tow’rd my hand? Come, let me clutch thee. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   They,
   Like moles within us, heave and cast about;
   And, ’till they foot and clutch their prey,
   They never cool. George Herbert.

   A man may set the poles together in his head, and clutch the whole globe at one intellectual grasp. Jeremy Collier, on Thought.

   2. To contract; to double the hand, so as to seize and hold fast.

   Not that I have the power to clutch my hand,
   When his fair angels would salute my palm. William Shakespeare, K. John.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clutch

   A clutch is a mechanical device that engages and disengages power transmission, especially from a drive shaft (driving shaft) to a driven shaft. The clutch acts as a mechanical linkage between the engine and transmission; and briefly disconnects, or separates the engine from the drivetrain, and therefore the drive wheels, whenever the pedal is depressed, allowing the driver to smoothly change gears. In the simplest application, clutches connect and disconnect two rotating shafts (drive shafts or line shafts). In these devices, one shaft is typically attached to an engine and other to power unit (the driving member). While the other shaft (the driven member) provides output power for work and typically the motions involved are rotary, linear clutches are also possible. In a torque-controlled drill, for instance, one shaft is driven by a motor, and the other drives a drill chuck. The clutch connects the two shafts so they may be locked together and spin at the same speed (engaged), locked together but spinning at different speeds (slipping), or unlocked and spinning at different speeds (disengaged).

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clutch

   A clutch is a mechanical device that engages and disengages the power transmission, especially from a driving shaft to a driven shaft. In simplest terms, it is a device that connects two rotating shafts and allows them to be locked together and spin at the same speed or be disconnected and spin at different speeds. It is often found in cars, enabling the transmission of power from the engine to the wheels, and in various machines where torque needs to be controlled. Additionally, clutch can also refer to a small handbag or purse that does not have handles and is intended to be carried in the hand.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Clutchnoun

   a gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp

2. Clutchnoun

   the hands, claws, or talons, in the act of grasping firmly; -- often figuratively, for power, rapacity, or cruelty; as, to fall into the clutches of an adversary

3. Clutchnoun

   a device which is used for coupling shafting, etc., so as to transmit motion, and which may be disengaged at pleasure

4. Clutchnoun

   any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle

5. Clutchnoun

   the nest complement of eggs of a bird

6. Clutchnoun

   to seize, clasp, or gripe with the hand, hands, or claws; -- often figuratively; as, to clutch power

7. Clutchnoun

   to close tightly; to clinch

8. Clutchverb

   to reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; -- often followed by at

9. Etymology: [OE. clucchen. See Clutch, n.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clutch

   A clutch is a mechanical device that provides for the transmission of power from one component to another when engaged, but can be disengaged. Clutches are used whenever the transmission of power or motion must be controlled either in amount or over time. In the simplest application, clutches connect and disconnect two rotating shafts. In these devices, one shaft is typically attached to a motor or other power unit while the other shaft provides output power for work. In a torque-controlled drill, for instance, one shaft is driven by a motor and the other drives a drill chuck. The clutch connects the two shafts so that they may be locked together and spin at the same speed, locked together but spinning at different speeds, or unlocked and spinning at different speeds.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clutch

   kluch, v.t. to close the hand: to carry off: to hold firmly: to seize or grasp.—n. a grasp; seizure.—n.pl. Clutch′es, the hands or paws: cruelty: rapacity. [M. E. cloche, cloke, claw; prob. allied to M. E. clechen—A.S. gelæccan. Cf. Latch.]

2. Clutch

   kluch, n. (prov.) a brood of chickens, a 'sitting' of eggs.—v.t. to hatch.

The Standard Electrical DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clutch

   In arc lamps a device for the feed of the upper carbons. In its simplest form it is simply a plate or bar pierced with a hole through which the carbon passes loosely. The action of the mechanism raises or lowers one end of the plate or bar. As it rises it binds and clutches the carbon, and if the action continues it lifts it a little. When the same end is lowered the carbon and clutch descend together until the opposite end of the clutch being prevented from further descent, the clutch approaches the horizontal position and the rod drops bodily through the aperture. The cut shows the clutches of the Brush double carbon lamp. In practice the lifting and releasing as regulated by an electro-magnet are so very slight that practically an almost absolutely steady feed is secured. A similar clutch is used in the Weston lamp.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clutch

   The oyster spawn adhering to stones, oyster shells, &c.

2. clutch

   Forked stanchions of iron or wood. The same as crutch, clutch, or clamp block. (See SNATCH-BLOCK.)

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1. clutch

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Matched Categories

1. • Bag
   • Brood
   • Collection
   • Pedal
   • Take
   • Temporary State

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CLUTCH' in Verbs Frequency: #957

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Anagrams for CLUTCH »

1. cultch

How to pronounce CLUTCH?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say CLUTCH in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CLUTCH in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CLUTCH in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of CLUTCH in a Sentence

1. Quincy Krosby:

   The broader question is whether the economy is gaining the kind of momentum and traction that we need for a market that has been looking toward new highs, no one is out to suggest the economy is doing a major turnaround because of this number, but we now need to see a clutch of data that suggests that this is a one-off.

2. Elias Canetti:

   The fear of burglars is not only the fear of being robbed, but also the fear of a sudden and unexpected clutch out of the darkness.

3. Tom Cotter:

   The car’s top had survived 53 years unscathed, but couldn’t make it 11 days in Alaska, i’ve got bigger problems, anyway. My clutch hydraulics went out, so I’ve convinced a guy to let me borrow his airplane hangar for a bit to fix things. I’ve got work to do.

4. William Shakespeare:

   Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand Come, let me clutch thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still. Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible To feeling as to sight or art thou but A dagger of the mind, a false creation, Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain

5. Jared Siegel -LRB- @jsiegel99 -RRB-:

   Power outage coming up clutch to give the audience enough time to look up who tf the Brothers Osborne are.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CLUTCH
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=CLUTCH
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Clutch
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=CLUTCH
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clutch
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CLUTCH
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=CLUTCH
9. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=CLUTCH
10. ^ The Standard Electrical Dictionary
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26535/pg26535-images.html#:~:text=CLUTCH
11. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=CLUTCH
12. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=CLUTCH