clutch
kluhch
- n the act of grasping
- n a tense critical situation
he is a good man in the clutch - n a number of birds hatched at the same time
- n a collection of things or persons to be handled together
- n a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
- n a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other - n a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
this year's model has an improved clutch - v take hold of; grab
She clutched her purse - v hold firmly, usually with one's hands
She clutched my arm when she got scared - v affect