'clutch' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'clutch' with 5 example sentences.
- clutch noun
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: the act of grasping
: a tense critical situation
: a number of birds hatched at the same time
: a collection of things or persons to be handled together
: a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
: a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
: a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
- clutch verb
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: take hold of; grab
: hold firmly, usually with one's hands
: affect
The clutch isn't working right.
He slowly let the clutch out and drove off.
He'll clutch at any straw.
He clutched his wallet in his hand.
She clutched her baby in her arms.