Clutch

Noun

 * 1) A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used between engine and gearbox in a car.
 * 2) The pedal in a car that disengages power transmission.
 * 3) A hand or claw, when it is grasping something firmly.
 * 4) A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.
 * 5) A group or bunch, especially of eggs or baby birds.
 * 6) An important or critical situation.

Verb

 * 1) To grip or grasp tightly.

Adjective

 * 1) 🇺🇸 Tending to perform well in difficult, high-pressure situations.

Adjectives for Clutch
detaining; fibrous; ungainly; evil; frantic.

Verbs for Clutch
avoid—; clasp in—es; draw into—es; escape—; evade—; fasten—es; free from—; grasp in—es; grip in—; lock in—es; seize in—; snatch from—es; strive in—es; struggle in—es ; trap in—es; wrench from—es.

Adverbs for Clutch
frantically; conclusively; desperately; instinctively; covetously; rapaciously; nervously; unconsciously; detainingly; vigorously; fiercely; fanatically.

Thesaurus
bind, bite, body, brood, budget, bunch, bundle, carry off, catch, cherish, chunk, clamp, clasp, cleave to, clench, climacteric, clinch, cling, clinging, clip, clump, cluster, clutches, complication, cone clutch, control, convergence of events, count, crisis, critical juncture, critical point, crossroads, crucial period, crunch, deal, death grip, disk clutch, dominance, domination, dose, embarrassing position, embarrassment, embrace, emergency, exigency, extremity, farrow, fine how-do-you-do, firm hold, foothold, footing, freeze to, friction clutch, fry, get, gob, grab, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, group, hang on, hang on to, harbor, hatch, heap, hell to pay, high pressure, hinge, hobble, hold, hold fast, hold on, hold on to, hold tight, hot water, how-do-you-do, hug, hunk, imbroglio, imperativeness, influence, iron grip, jam, keep, keep hold of, kidnap, large amount, lay hold of, litter, lot, measure, mess, mix, morass, multiple-disk clutch, nab, nail, nest, never let go, nip, number, pack, parcel, parlous straits, part, pass, pickle, pinch, plate clutch, plight, portion, possession, power, predicament, press, pressure, pretty pass, pretty pickle, pretty predicament, purchase, push, quagmire, quantity, quicksand, ration, rim clutch, rub, scrape, seize, seizure, set, shanghai, slip friction clutch, slough, small amount, snag, snatch, spat, spawn, spot, squeeze, stew, stick to, sticky wicket, strait, straits, stress, sum, swamp, take, take hold of, tension, tenure, throttle, tight grip, tight spot, tight squeeze, tightrope, toehold, tricky spot, turn, turning point, unholy mess, urgency, young

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

Noun

 * Bulgarian:, амбриаж
 * Catalan: embragatge
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: (líhéqì)
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: kuplado, kluĉado, kluĉilo
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: tengelykapcsoló, kuplung
 * Icelandic: kúpling
 * Irish:
 * Italian:


 * Macedonian:, спојка, куплунг
 * Norwegian:, ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: embraiagem
 * Romanian: ambreiaj
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: kvačilo, spojka, kuplung
 * Spanish: cloch, cloche , clutch  , croche  , embrague
 * Swedish:
 * Welsh: cydiwr


 * Bulgarian:, амбриаж
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: (líhéqìtàbǎn)
 * Danish: ,
 * Dutch: ontkoppelingspedaal
 * Esperanto: kluĉpedalo
 * French: pédale d'embrayage
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: tengelykapcsoló-pedál, kuplungpedál, kuplung
 * Icelandic:


 * Macedonian:, спојка, куплунг
 * Norwegian:, ,
 * Polish: sprzęgło, pedał sprzęgła
 * Portuguese: embraiagem
 * Russian: педаль сцепления
 * Serbo-Croatian: kvačilo, spojka, kuplung
 * Spanish: cloch, cloche , clutch  , croche  , embrague


 * Portuguese: bolsa carteira


 * Bulgarian: люпило
 * French: ,


 * Greek: άδραγμα, άρπαγμα

Verb

 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: сграбчвам, вкопчвам се


 * French: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian: zakačiti

Etymology
From clutch:.

Noun

 * 1) clutch (device between engine and gearbox)