Found 4 items, similar to clutch.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: clutch kopling
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: clutch cengkeraman, kopeling, menggenggam, pegangan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: clutch clutch n 1: 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” [syn: clasp, clench, clutches, grasp, grip, hold] 2: a tense critical situation; “he is a good man in the clutch” 3: a number of birds hatched at the same time 4: a collection of things or persons to be handled together [syn: batch] 5: a pedal that operates a clutch [syn: clutch pedal] 6: a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism clutch v 1: take hold of; grab; “The salesclerk 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” [syn: seize, prehend] 2: hold firmly, usually with one's hands; “She clutched my arm when she got scared” [syn: cling to, hold close, hold tight ] 3: affect; “Fear seized the prisoners”; “The patient was seized with unberable pains”; “He was seized with a dreadful disease” [syn: seize, get hold of]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Clutch Clutch \Clutch\, v. i. 1. To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; -- often followed by at. [1913 Webster] 2. to become too tense or frightened to perform properly; used sometimes with up; as, he clutched up on the exam. [PJC] Clutch \Clutch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clutched (kl[u^]cht); p. pr. & vb. n. Clutching.] [OE. clucchen. See Clutch, n.] 1. To seize, clasp, or grip with the hand, hands, or claws; -- often figuratively; as, to clutch power. [1913 Webster] A man may set the poles together in his head, and clutch the whole globe at one intellectual grasp. --Collier. [1913 Webster] Is this a dagger which I see before me . . . ? Come, let me clutch thee. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To close tightly; to clinch. [1913 Webster] Not that I have the power to clutch my hand. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Clutch \Clutch\ (kl[u^]ch; 224), n. [OE. cloche, cloke, claw, Scot. clook, cleuck, also OE. cleche claw, clechen, cleken, to seize; cf. AS. gel[ae]ccan (where ge- is a prefix) to seize. Cf. Latch a catch.] 1. A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp. “The clutch of poverty.” --Cowper. [1913 Webster] An expiring clutch at popularity. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster] But Age, with his stealing steps, Hath clawed me in his clutch. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. 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. [1913 Webster] I must have . . . little care of myself, if I ever more come near the clutches of such a giant. --Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mach.) A device which is used for coupling shafting, etc., so as to transmit motion, and which may be disengaged at pleasure. [1913 Webster] 4. Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zo["o]l.) The nest complement of eggs of a bird. [1913 Webster] Bayonet clutch (Mach.), a clutch in which connection is made by means of bayonets attached to arms sliding on a feathered shaft. The bayonets slide through holes in a crosshead fastened on the shaft. [1913 Webster]