Transcription
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- [kluhch]
- /klʌtʃ/
- /klʌtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kluhch]
- /klʌtʃ/
Definitions of clutch word
- verb clutch If you clutch at something or clutch something, you hold it tightly, usually because you are afraid or anxious. 3
- noun plural clutch If someone is in another person's clutches, that person has captured them or has power over them. 3
- countable noun clutch In a vehicle, the clutch is the pedal that you press before you change gear. 3
- countable noun clutch A clutch of eggs is a number of eggs laid by a bird at one time. 3
- countable noun clutch A clutch of people or things is a small group of them. 3
- verb clutch to seize with or as if with hands or claws 3
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Origin of clutch
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English clucchen, variant of clicchen, Old English clyccan to clench
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Clutch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
clutch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
clutch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for clutch
verb clutch
- grip — the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- snatch — to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
- clench — When you clench your fist or your fist clenches, you curl your fingers up tightly, usually because you are very angry.
- grasp — to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- fasten — to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
noun clutch
- clamp — A clamp is a device that holds two things firmly together.
- connexion — the act or state of connecting.
- connection — A connection is a relationship between two things, people, or groups.
- coupling — A coupling is a device which is used to join two vehicles or pieces of equipment together.
- gripe — Informal. to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble.
Antonyms for clutch
verb clutch
- release — to lease again.
- loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- disbelieve — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
noun clutch
- misconception — an erroneous conception; mistaken notion.
- misunderstanding — failure to understand correctly; mistake as to meaning or intent.
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