| noun | the act of grasping “he released his clasp on my arm” |
| noun | a tense critical situation “he is a good man in the clutch” |
| noun | a number of birds hatched at the same time |
| noun | a collection of things or persons to be handled together |
| noun | a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand |
| noun | 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” |
| noun | a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism “this year's model has an improved clutch” |
| verb | take hold of; grab “The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter” |
| verb | hold firmly, usually with one's hands “She clutched my arm when she got scared” |
| verb | affect “Fear seized the prisoners” |
| clasp | verb | grasp firmly |
| clench | verb | hold in a tight grasp |
| clutch | verb | hold firmly, usually with one's hands |
| grasp | verb | hold firmly |
| grip | verb | to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match |
| hold | verb | have or hold in one's hands or grip |
| batch | verb | batch together; assemble or process as a batch |
| seizing | noun | the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) |
| prehension | noun | the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) |
| clutch | noun | the act of grasping |