Found 4 items, similar to Clutching.
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: Clutching
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.
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A man may set the poles together in his head, and
clutch the whole globe at one intellectual grasp.
--Collier.
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Is this a dagger which I see before me . . . ?
Come, let me clutch thee. --Shak.
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2. To close tightly; to clinch.
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Not that I have the power to clutch my hand. --Shak.
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