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Clutch
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) 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.
(2):
(n.) A device which is used for coupling shafting, etc., so as to transmit motion, and which may be disengaged at pleasure.
(3):
(n.) Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.
(4):
(n.) The nest complement of eggs of a bird.
(5):
(n.) A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp.
(6):
(n.) To seize, clasp, or gripe with the hand, hands, or claws; - often figuratively; as, to clutch power.
(7):
(n.) To close tightly; to clinch.
(8):
(v. i.) To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; - often followed by at.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Clutch'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/clutch.html. 1828.
