clutches

clutch /klʌtʃ/
  • danh từ
    • ổ trứng ấp
    • ổ gà con
    • sự giật lấy, sự chộp lấy
      • to make a clutch at something: giật lấy cái gì
    • sự nắm chặt, sự giữ chặt
    • ((thường) số nhiều) vuốt, nanh vuốt
      • to get into someone's clutches: mắc vào nanh vuốt ai; mắc vào tay ai
      • to get out of someone's clutches: thoát khỏi nanh vuốt của ai
      • to be in the clutch of fute: do số mệnh định đoạt
    • (kỹ thuật) khớp; khớp ly hợp
      • cone clutch: khớp ly, hợp côn
  • động từ
    • giật, chộp, bắt lấy
    • bám chặt, nắm chặt, giữ chặt
      • to clutch at something: nắm chặt cái gì
    • a drowning man will clutch at a straw
      • sắp chết đuối thì vớ được cọng rơm cũng bám lấy

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clutches

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • the act of grasping; clasp, clench, clutch, grasp, grip, hold

    he released his clasp on my arm

    he has a strong grip for an old man

    she kept a firm hold on the railing

    n.

  • the act of grasping; clasp, clench, clutches, grasp, grip, hold

    he released his clasp on my arm

    he has a strong grip for an old man

    she kept a firm hold on the railing

  • a tense critical situation

    he is a good man in the clutch

  • a number of birds hatched at the same time
  • a collection of things or persons to be handled together; batch
  • a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand; clutch bag
  • a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism; clutch pedal

    he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other

  • a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism

    this year's model has an improved clutch

    v.

  • take hold of; grab; seize, prehend

    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

  • hold firmly, usually with one's hands; cling to, hold close, hold tight

    She clutched my arm when she got scared

  • affect; seize, get hold of

    Fear seized the prisoners

    The patient was seized with unbearable pains

    He was seized with a dreadful disease


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

clutches|clutched|clutching
syn.: adhere cling grasp hold stick