clutch

clutch
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noun
1 sb/sth's clutches sb/sth's power/control
VERB + CLUTCHES
▪ fall into
▪

She fell into the clutches of the rebel forces.

▪ escape, escape from
PREPOSITION
▪ in sb's clutch
▪

They had him in their clutches.

▪ out of sb's clutch
▪

Once she was out of their clutches, she fled across the border.

2 in a car
VERB + CLUTCH
▪ drop (AmE), engage, put your foot on
▪ disengage, let out, pop (AmE), release, take your foot off
▪

Put it into first gear and let the clutch out slowly.

CLUTCH + VERB
▪ engage
▪ disengage
▪ slip
CLUTCH + NOUN
▪ pedal
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verb
ADVERB
▪ firmly, tightly
▪ desperately
▪ suddenly
PREPOSITION
▪ at
▪

He felt himself slipping and clutched at a branch.

PHRASES
▪ clutch sth in your hand
▪

She clutched her handbag tightly in one hand.

▪ clutch sth to your chest
▪

She clutched the letter to her chest.

Clutch is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑arm, ↑hand
Clutch is used with these nouns as the object: ↑arm, ↑bag, ↑blanket, ↑chest, ↑edge, ↑hand, ↑handbag, ↑head, ↑purse, ↑stomach, ↑suitcase

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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  • Clutch — Жанры Стоунер рок Хардкор Хард рок Фанк метал Блюз рок Годы 1990 настоящее время …   Википедия

  • Clutch — Clutch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clutched} (kl[u^]cht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clutching}.] [OE. clucchen. See {Clutch}, n.] 1. To seize, clasp, or grip with the hand, hands, or claws; often figuratively; as, to clutch power. [1913 Webster] A man may set… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Clutch — (kl[u^]ch; 224), n. [OE. cloche, cloke, claw, Scot. clook, cleuck, also OE. cleche claw, clechen, cleken, to seize; cf. AS. gel[ae]ccan (where ge is a prefix) to seize. Cf. {Latch} a catch.] 1. A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Clutch — en concierto en Minneapolis, 2007 Datos generales Origen Germantown, Maryland …   Wikipedia Español

  • clutch — clutch1 or clutch bag [kluch] vt. [ME clucchen < OE clyccan, to clench (infl. in meaning by ME cloke, a claw) < IE * glek (> CLING) < base * gel : see CLIMB] 1. to grasp, seize, or snatch with a hand or claw 2. to grasp or hold… …   English World dictionary

  • clutch — ‘seize’ [14] and clutch of eggs [18] are separate words, although they may ultimately be related. The verb arose in Middle English as a variant of the now obsolete clitch, which came from Old English clyccan ‘bend, clench’. The modern sense of… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • clutch — clutch·man; de·clutch; un·clutch; clutch; …   English syllables

  • clutch — ‘seize’ [14] and clutch of eggs [18] are separate words, although they may ultimately be related. The verb arose in Middle English as a variant of the now obsolete clitch, which came from Old English clyccan ‘bend, clench’. The modern sense of… …   Word origins

  • Clutch — Clutch, v. i. 1. To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; often followed by at. [1913 Webster] 2. to become too tense or frightened to perform properly; used sometimes with up; as, he clutched up on the exam. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • clutch — vb grasp, grab, *take, seize, snatch Analogous words: capture, *catch: hold, *have, possess, own clutch n *hold, grip, grasp Analogous words: seizing, grabbing, taking (see TAKE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • clutch — [n] strong hold clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, connection, coupling, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, link; concept 190 clutch [v] grab, snatch catch, cherish, clasp, clench, clinch, cling to, collar, embrace, fasten, glom*, grapple, grasp, grip,… …   New thesaurus

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