noun
                                                the act of grasping
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - he released his clasp on my arm
- he has a strong grip for an old man
- she kept a firm hold on the railing
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a tense critical situation
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - he is a good man in the clutch
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a number of birds hatched at the same time
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a collection of things or persons to be handled together
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                                                noun
                                                a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
                                                                                                Synonyms
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                        clutch bag
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
                                                                                                Synonyms
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                        clutch pedal
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - this year's model has an improved clutch
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                take hold of
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - 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
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                hold firmly, usually with one's hands
                                                                                                Synonyms
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                        cling to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                hold close
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                hold tight
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - She clutched my arm when she got scared
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                affect
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - Fear seized the prisoners
- The patient was seized with unbearable pains
- He was seized with a dreadful disease