meaning of clutches
1. A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp.
2. The hands, claws, or talons, in the act of grasping firmly; -- often figuratively, for power, rapacity, or cruelty; as, to fall into the clutches of an adversary.
3. A device which is used for coupling shafting, etc. , so as to transmit motion, and which may be disengaged at pleasure.
4. Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.
5. The nest complement of eggs of a bird.
6. To seize, clasp, or gripe with the hand, hands, or claws; -- often figuratively; as, to clutch power.
7. To close tightly; to clinch.
8. To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; -- often followed by at.
Related Words
clutch | clutched | clutching |
