ALL meanings of clutch
clutch
C c - 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
- verb clutch to grasp or hold firmly 3
- verb clutch to attempt to get hold or possession (of) 3
- noun clutch a device that enables two revolving shafts to be joined or disconnected as required, esp one that transmits the drive from the engine to the gearbox in a vehicle 3
- noun clutch a device for holding fast 3
- noun clutch a firm grasp 3
- noun clutch a hand, claw, or talon in the act of clutching 3
- noun clutch power or control 3
- noun clutch a handbag without handles 3
- noun clutch a hatch of eggs laid by a particular bird or laid in a single nest 3
- noun clutch a brood of chickens 3
- noun clutch a group, bunch, or cluster 3
- verb clutch to hatch (chickens) 3
- verb transitive clutch to grasp, seize, or snatch with a hand or claw 3
- verb transitive clutch to grasp or hold eagerly or tightly 3
- intransitive verb clutch to snatch or seize (at) 3
- intransitive verb clutch to engage the clutch of an automobile, etc. 3
- intransitive verb clutch to become tense with anxiety, fear, etc. 3
- noun clutch a claw or hand in the act of seizing 3
- noun clutch power; control 3
- noun clutch the act of clutching 3
- noun clutch a grasp; grip 3
- noun clutch a mechanical, electromagnetic, or hydraulic device for engaging a driving shaft to, or disengaging it from, a driven shaft 3
- noun clutch the lever or pedal, as in an automobile, by which this device is operated 3
- noun clutch a device for gripping and holding, as in a crane 3
- noun clutch a woman's small handbag with no handle or strap, held in the hand 3
- noun clutch a critical situation or emergency 3
- adjective clutch designating or done in a critical situation 3
- adjective clutch likely to function well or be successful in such a situation 3
- verb transitive clutch to hatch (chicks) 3
- noun clutch a nest of eggs 3
- noun clutch a brood of chicks 3
- noun clutch a number of persons, animals, or things gathered together; cluster 3
- noun clutch The clutch in a vehicle is a mechanism which connects the engine with the gearbox to make the vehicle move, and disconnects them to allow a driver to change gear. 3
- noun clutch A clutch is a device that locks two parts of a mechanism together and transfers power between them. 3
- transitive verb clutch hold sth firmly 1
- noun clutch vehicle engine mechanism 1
- noun clutch embrace 1
- noun plural clutch possession, power 1
- noun clutch bird: eggs laid 1
- noun clutch critical moment, esp in sport 1
- noun clutch firm grip 1
- noun clutch sports: relating to critical moment 1
- noun clutch Grasp or seize (something) tightly or eagerly. 1
- verb with object clutch to hatch (chickens). 1