clutch, n.
(clutches)
freq. cnt. 3
(clutches)
freq. cnt. 3
the act of grasping
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
clasp clench clutch clutches grasp grip hold
sample sentences
"he released his clasp on my arm""he has a strong grip for an old man"
"she kept a firm hold on the railing"
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lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
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hypernym
a tense critical situation
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
clutch
sample sentences
"he is a good man in the clutch"
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derivationally related form
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hypernym
a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
<noun.artifact>
clutch
sample sentences
"this year's model has an improved clutch"
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hypernym
part holonym
part meronym
hyponym
a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
<noun.artifact>
clutch clutch pedal
sample sentences
"he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other"
a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
<noun.artifact>
clutch clutch bag
semantic pointers
hypernym
a collection of things or persons to be handled together
<noun.group>
batch clutch
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hyponym
a number of birds hatched at the same time
<noun.group>
clutch
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