clutch

clutch is a 6-letter English word with 18 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 18 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp.
2. noun. The hands, claws, or talons, in the act of grasping firmly; -- often figuratively, for power, rapacity, or cruelty; as, to fall into the clutches of an adversary.
3. noun. A device which is used for coupling shafting, etc., so as to transmit motion, and which may be disengaged at pleasure.
4. noun. Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.
5. noun. The nest complement of eggs of a bird.
6. noun. To seize, clasp, or gripe with the hand, hands, or claws; -- often figuratively; as, to clutch power.
7. noun. To close tightly; to clinch.
8. intransitive verb. To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; -- often followed by at.
9. noun. the act of grasping

   "he released his clasp on my arm"

   "he has a strong grip for an old man"

   Synonyms: clasp, clench, clutches, grasp, grip, hold

10. noun. a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism

    "this year's model has an improved clutch"

11. noun. 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"

12. noun. a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
13. noun. a collection of things or persons to be handled together

    Synonyms: batch

14. noun. a number of birds hatched at the same time
15. noun. a tense critical situation

    "he is a good man in the clutch"

16. verb. affect

    "Fear seized the prisoners"

    "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"

    Synonyms: seize

17. verb. take hold of; grab

    "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"

    "She clutched her purse"

    Synonyms: prehend, seize

18. verb. hold firmly, usually with one's hands

    "She clutched my arm when she got scared"

Synonyms

clasp, clench, clutches, grasp, grip, hold, batch, seize, prehend

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in clutch:

cultch

Common word forms

clutched, clutcher, clutches, clutching

Words from these letters

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