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clutches
Overview of noun clutches
The noun clutches has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold -- (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")
Overview of noun clutch
The noun clutch has 7 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold -- (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")
2. (1) clutch -- (a tense critical situation; "he is a good man in the clutch")
3. clutch -- (a number of birds hatched at the same time)
4. batch, clutch -- (a collection of things or persons to be handled together)
5. clutch bag, clutch -- (a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand)
6. clutch, clutch pedal -- (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")
7. clutch -- (a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism; "this year's model has an improved clutch")
Overview of verb clutch
The verb clutch has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (16) seize, prehend, clutch -- (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")
2. (1) cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutch -- (hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared")
3. seize, clutch, get hold of -- (affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun clutches
1 sense of clutches
Sense 1
clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
=> grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension
=> control
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun clutch
7 senses of clutch
Sense 1
clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
=> grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension
=> control
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
clutch
=> temporary state
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
clutch
=> brood
=> animal group
=> biological group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
batch, clutch
=> collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
clutch bag, clutch
=> bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse
=> container
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 6
clutch, clutch pedal
=> pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever
=> lever
=> bar
=> implement
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 7
clutch
=> coupling, coupler
=> mechanical device
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun clutches
1 sense of clutches
Sense 1
clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
=> chokehold, choke hold
=> embrace, embracing, embracement
=> wrestling hold
Hyponyms of noun clutch
3 of 7 senses of clutch
Sense 1
clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
=> chokehold, choke hold
=> embrace, embracing, embracement
=> wrestling hold
Sense 4
batch, clutch
=> schmeer, schmear, shmear
Sense 7
clutch
=> freewheel
=> friction clutch
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun clutches
1 sense of clutches
Sense 1
clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
=> grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun clutch
7 senses of clutch
Sense 1
clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
=> grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension
Sense 2
clutch
=> temporary state
Sense 3
clutch
=> brood
Sense 4
batch, clutch
=> collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
Sense 5
clutch bag, clutch
=> bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse
Sense 6
clutch, clutch pedal
=> pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever
Sense 7
clutch
=> coupling, coupler
Antonyms of noun clutches
Antonyms of noun clutch
Member Holonyms of noun clutches
Member Holonyms of noun clutch
Substance Holonyms of noun clutches
Substance Holonyms of noun clutch
Part Holonyms of noun clutches
Part Holonyms of noun clutch
2 of 7 senses of clutch
Sense 6
clutch, clutch pedal
PART OF: clutch
Sense 7
clutch
PART OF: transmission, transmission system
Member Meronyms of noun clutches
Member Meronyms of noun clutch
Substance Meronyms of noun clutches
Substance Meronyms of noun clutch
Part Meronyms of noun clutches
Part Meronyms of noun clutch
1 of 7 senses of clutch
Sense 7
clutch
HAS PART: clutch, clutch pedal
Meronyms of noun clutches
Meronyms of noun clutch
1 of 7 senses of clutch
Sense 7
clutch
HAS PART: clutch, clutch pedal
Holonyms of noun clutches
Holonyms of noun clutch
2 of 7 senses of clutch
Sense 6
clutch, clutch pedal
PART OF: clutch
Sense 7
clutch
PART OF: transmission, transmission system
Attributes of noun clutches
Attributes of noun clutch
Derived Forms of noun clutches
Derived Forms of noun clutch
2 of 7 senses of clutch
Sense 1
clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
RELATED TO>(verb) clutch#2
=> cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutch
RELATED TO>(verb) clutch#1
=> seize, prehend, clutch
Sense 2
clutch
RELATED TO>(verb) clutch#3
=> seize, clutch, get hold of
Domain of noun clutches
Domain of noun clutch
Domain Terms of noun clutches
Domain Terms of noun clutch
Familiarity of noun clutches
clutches used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Familiarity of noun clutch
clutch used as a noun is common (polysemy count =7)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun clutches
1 sense of clutches
Sense 1
clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
> grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension
=> clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun clutch
7 senses of clutch
Sense 1
clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
> grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension
=> clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
Sense 2
clutch
> temporary state
=> state of mind, frame of mind
=> fatigue, weariness, tiredness
=> depletion
=> drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, intoxication, tipsiness, insobriety
=> soberness, sobriety
=> wakefulness, sleeplessness
=> sleepiness, drowsiness, somnolence
=> emergency
=> clutch
Sense 3
clutch
> brood
=> clutch
Sense 4
batch, clutch
> collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
=> procession
=> pharmacopoeia
=> string
=> wardrobe
=> wardrobe
=> population, universe
=> armamentarium
=> art collection
=> backlog
=> battery
=> block
=> book, rule book
=> book
=> bottle collection
=> bunch, lot, caboodle
=> coin collection
=> collage
=> content
=> ensemble, tout ensemble
=> corpus
=> crop
=> tenantry
=> findings
=> flagging
=> flinders
=> pack
=> hand, deal
=> long suit
=> herbarium
=> stamp collection
=> statuary
=> sum, summation, sum total
=> agglomeration
=> gimmickry
=> nuclear club
=> pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus
=> mass
=> combination
=> congregation
=> hit parade
=> Judaica
=> kludge
=> library, program library, subroutine library
=> library
=> mythology
HAS INSTANCE=> Nag Hammadi, Nag Hammadi Library
=> biota, biology
=> fauna, zoology
=> petting zoo
=> set
=> Victoriana
=> class, category, family
=> job lot
=> package, bundle, packet, parcel
=> defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers
=> prosecution
=> planting
=> signage
=> generally accepted accounting practices, GAAP
=> pantheon
=> Free World
=> Third World
=> Europe
=> Asia
=> North America
=> Central America
=> South America
=> Oort cloud
=> galaxy
=> galaxy, extragalactic nebula
=> fleet
=> fleet
=> fleet
=> repertoire, repertory
=> repertory, repertoire
=> assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley
=> batch, clutch
=> batch
=> rogue's gallery
=> exhibition, exposition, expo
=> convoy
=> traffic
=> aviation, air power
=> vegetation, flora, botany
=> law, jurisprudence
=> menagerie
=> data, information
=> ana
=> mail, post
=> treasure
=> treasure trove
=> trinketry
=> troponymy, troponomy
=> smithereens
HAS INSTANCE=> Wise Men, Magi
HAS INSTANCE=> French West Indies
Sense 5
clutch bag, clutch
> bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse
=> clutch bag, clutch
=> etui
=> evening bag
=> reticule
=> shoulder bag
Sense 6
clutch, clutch pedal
> pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever
=> accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, gun
=> brake pedal
=> clutch, clutch pedal
=> soft pedal
=> sustaining pedal, loud pedal
Sense 7
clutch
> coupling, coupler
=> clevis
=> clutch
=> fluid drive
=> swivel
=> turnbuckle
=> universal joint, universal
Meronyms of noun clutches
1 sense of clutches
Meronyms of noun clutch
7 senses of clutch
Sense 5
clutch bag, clutch
=> bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse
HAS PART: clasp
=> container
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 6
clutch, clutch pedal
=> pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever
=> lever
HAS PART: fulcrum
=> bar
=> implement
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 7
clutch
HAS PART: clutch, clutch pedal
=> coupling, coupler
=> mechanical device
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun clutches
Holonyms of noun clutch
2 of 7 senses of clutch
Sense 6
clutch, clutch pedal
PART OF: clutch
PART OF: transmission, transmission system
PART OF: drive line, drive line system
PART OF: motor vehicle, automotive vehicle
Sense 7
clutch
PART OF: transmission, transmission system
PART OF: drive line, drive line system
PART OF: motor vehicle, automotive vehicle
Grep of noun clutches
clutches
Grep of noun clutch
clutch
clutch bag
clutch pedal
clutches
cone clutch
cone friction clutch
disk clutch
friction clutch
slip clutch
slip friction clutch
Antonyms of verb clutch
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb clutch
3 senses of clutch
Sense 1
seize, prehend, clutch
=> take, get hold of
Sense 2
cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutch
=> hold, take hold
Sense 3
seize, clutch, get hold of
=> overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> make, create
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb clutch
2 of 3 senses of clutch
Sense 1
seize, prehend, clutch
=> nab
=> rack
=> claw
=> collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop
=> get, catch, capture
=> collar
=> clasp
=> grip
=> grab
=> catch, grab, take hold of
=> snatch, snatch up, snap
=> clench, clinch
=> grapple, grip
Sense 2
cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutch
=> cuddle, snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb clutch
3 senses of clutch
Sense 1
seize, prehend, clutch
=> take, get hold of
Sense 2
cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutch
=> hold, take hold
Sense 3
seize, clutch, get hold of
=> overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
'Cause To' of verb clutch
Derived Forms of verb clutch
3 senses of clutch
Sense 1
seize, prehend, clutch
RELATED TO>(noun) clutch#1
=> clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
Sense 2
cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutch
RELATED TO>(noun) clutch#1
=> clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
Sense 3
seize, clutch, get hold of
RELATED TO>(noun) clutch#2
=> clutch
Domain of verb clutch
Domain Terms of verb clutch
Familiarity of verb clutch
clutch used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb clutch
3 senses of clutch
Sense 1
seize, prehend, clutch
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutch
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 3
seize, clutch, get hold of
*> Something ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb clutch
3 senses of clutch
Sense 1
seize, prehend, clutch
> take, get hold of
=> seize, prehend, clutch
=> seize
Sense 2
cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutch
> hold, take hold
=> grasp, hold on
=> cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutch
=> cradle
=> clinch
=> lock, interlock, interlace
=> trap
=> cradle
Sense 3
seize, clutch, get hold of
> overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
=> devastate
=> seize, clutch, get hold of
=> kill
=> benight
=> knock out
=> stagger
=> lock
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb clutch
Sense 1
seize, prehend, clutch
=> take, get hold of
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Sense 2
cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutch
=> hold, take hold
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Sense 3
seize, clutch, get hold of
=> overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
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Grep of verb clutch
clutch
declutch
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