clutch
To seize, as though with clawsTo seize, as though with claws.
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» He clutched his wallet in his hand.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(transitive)To seize, as though with claws.
to clutch power
(transitive)To grip or grasp tightly.
She clutched her purse tightly and walked nervously into the building.
schnappen, packen, ergreifen
схва́тыватьsxvátyvatʹ, схвати́тьsxvatítʹ, зажима́тьzažimátʹ
затиска́тиzatyskáty, зати́снутиzatýsnuty
To win despite being the only remaining player on one's team, against several opponents.
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(broadly)To unexpectedly or luckily succeed in a difficult activity.
(collective, transitive)To hatch.
- affect
- take into your hands deliberately
- hold firmly, usually with one's hands
Examples
66 sentencesHe clutched his wallet in his hand.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
ruУтопающий хватается за соломинку. — marafon
Tom was clutching something in his left hand.
Take your foot off the clutch.
ruСними ногу со сцепления. — sharptoothed
deNimm den Fuß von der Kupplung. — enteka
Tom pushed the clutch pedal down with his left foot.
deTom trat mit dem linken Fuß auf die Kupplung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English clucchen, clicchen, cluchen, clechen, cleken, from Old English clyċċanFrom Middle English clucchen, clicchen, cluchen, clechen, cleken, from Old English clyċċan (“to clutch, clench”), from Proto-West Germanic *klukkjan, from Proto-Germanic *klukjaną, from Proto-Germanic *klu- (“to ball up, conglomerate, amass”), from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to ball up; lump, mass”).
Variant form of cletch, from Middle English cleken (“to hatch”), perhaps from Old Norse klekja (“to hatch”).
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Forms
clutches, clutching, clutched, clutchedSynonyms
32 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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