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1. clutch
verb. ['ˈklʌtʃ'] take hold of; grab.
Synonyms
- seize
- grapple
- take hold of
- nail
- pick up
- get hold of
- collar
- claw
- arrest
- clench
- prehend
- rack
- clinch
- snatch up
- grip
- clasp
- get
- capture
- nab
- cop
- apprehend
- snatch
- catch
- grab
- take
Antonyms
- unhitch
- juvenile
- rush
- pack
Etymology
- clucchen (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Rhymes with Clutch
- nonesuch
- how-much
- crutch
- bruch
- zuch
- tuch
- touch
- szuch
- sutch
- such
- ruch
- mutsch
- mutch
- much
- kutsch
- kutch
- kuch
- hutch
- huch
- futch
- dutch
- dusch
- duch
- butsch
- buche
- buch
How do you pronounce clutch?
Pronounce clutch as kləʧ.
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Sentences with clutch
1. Noun, singular or mass
They are attached to the corner of a small bag and are used as an alternative to a clutch.
Quotes about clutch
1. Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it and it darts away.
- Dorothy Parker
2. This is a long goodbye, yet not time enough. I have no aptitude for this. I cannot learn this. I would hold on, and hold on, until my hands clutch at emptiness.
- Juliet Marillier, Son of the Shadows
3. I want students to engage the way a clutch on a car gets engaged: an engine can be running, making appropriate noises, burning fuel and creating exhaust fumes, but unless the clutch is engaged, nothing moves. It's all sound and smoke, and nobody gets anywhere.
- Robert L. Fried, The Passionate Teacher: A Practical Guide
2. clutch
noun. ['ˈklʌtʃ'] the act of grasping.
Synonyms
- grasping
- embracement
- choke hold
- wrestling hold
- clutches
- prehension
- grip
- seizing
- grasp
- embrace
- embracing
- clasp
- taking hold
- chokehold
- hold
Antonyms
- stand still
- open
- give
- refrain
Etymology
- clucchen (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. clutch
verb. ['ˈklʌtʃ'] hold firmly, usually with one's hands.
Synonyms
- draw close
- hold close
- take hold
- snuggle
- nuzzle
- cuddle
- hold
- hold tight
- nestle
- nest
Antonyms
- dock
- burden
- saddle
- charge
Etymology
- clucchen (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. clutch
noun. ['ˈklʌtʃ'] a tense critical situation.
Antonyms
- leave
Etymology
- clucchen (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. clutch
verb. ['ˈklʌtʃ'] affect.
Synonyms
- seize
- sweep over
- overcome
- overtake
- whelm
- overwhelm
- overpower
Antonyms
- go
- take away
- arrive
- get off
Etymology
- clucchen (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. clutch
noun. ['ˈklʌtʃ'] a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism.
Synonyms
- transmission system
- clutch pedal
- coupler
- transmission
- freewheel
- friction clutch
Antonyms
- detach
- depress
- lower
- deteriorate
Etymology
- clucchen (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. clutch
noun. ['ˈklʌtʃ'] a collection of things or persons to be handled together.
Synonyms
- schmeer
- shmear
- accumulation
- assemblage
- batch
- schmear
- collection
Antonyms
- unbuckle
- lose
- lend
- refuse
Etymology
- clucchen (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. clutch
noun. ['ˈklʌtʃ'] a number of birds hatched at the same time.
Antonyms
- stay
Etymology
- clucchen (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. clutch
noun. ['ˈklʌtʃ'] a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism.
Synonyms
- treadle
- foot pedal
- pedal
- clutch pedal
Antonyms
- sell
- activity
- action
- activeness
Etymology
- clucchen (Middle English (1100-1500))
10. clutch
noun. ['ˈklʌtʃ'] a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand.
Synonyms
- purse
- handbag
- bag
- pocketbook
Antonyms
- repel
- start
- undercharge
- unfasten
Etymology
- clucchen (Middle English (1100-1500))