clutches

Noun

• the act of grasping
• the act of grasping
• a tense critical situation
• a number of birds hatched at the same time
• a collection of things or persons to be handled together
• a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
• a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
• a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
• plural of clutch
• Grasp; possession; control.

Verb

• take hold of; grab
• hold firmly, usually with one's hands
• affect
• third-person singular simple present indicative of clutch

Examples

• Once the organization was in his clutches, her future there was bleak.

Synonyms

batch, clasp, clench, cling to, clutch, clutch bag, clutch pedal, get hold of, grasp, grip, hold, hold close, hold tight, prehend, seize