Noun Definition

clutch

1.Definition: a collection of things or persons to be handled together

Related Noun(s):batch

Category: General

2.Definition: a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism

"This year's model has an improved clutch"

Category: Objects

3.Definition: a number of birds hatched at the same time

Category: General

4.Definition: 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"

Category: Objects

5.Definition: a tense critical situation

"He is a good man in the clutch"

Category: General

6.Definition: a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand

Category: Objects

7.Definition: the act of grasping

Related Noun(s):clasp, clench, clutches, grasp, grip, hold

Category: General