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clutch

noun
  1. the act of grasping
    clasp
  2. a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
    “this year's model has an improved clutch”
  3. a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
    “I smoothly released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other.”
    clutch pedal
  4. a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
    clutch bag
  5. a collection of things or persons to be handled together
    batch
  6. a number of birds hatched at the same time
  7. a tense critical situation
    “I am good in the clutch.”
verb
  1. to take hold of
    seizeprehend
  2. to hold firmly, usually with one's hands
    “I clutched my friend during the scary parts of the movie.”
    cling tohold closehold tight