Are you trying to hyphenate clutch? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.
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The act of grasping He released his clasp on my arm He has a strong grip for an old man She kept a firm hold on the railing |
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A tense critical situation He is a good man in the clutch |
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A number of birds hatched at the same time |
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A collection of things or persons to be handled together |
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A woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand |
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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 |
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A coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism This year's model has an improved clutch |
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Take hold of Grab The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter She clutched her purse The mother seized her child by the arm Birds of prey often seize small mammals |
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Hold firmly, usually with one's hands She clutched my arm when she got scared |
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Affect Fear seized the prisoners The patient was seized with unbearable pains He was seized with a dreadful disease |
| noun | clasp, clench, clutches, grasp, grip, hold, grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension |
| noun | temporary state
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| noun | brood |
| noun | batch, collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage |
| noun | clutch pedal, pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever
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| noun | coupling, coupler |
| verb | seize, prehend, take, get hold of
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| verb | cling to, hold close, hold tight, hold, take hold
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| verb | seize, get hold of, overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake |