Clutch

·noun The nest complement of eggs of a bird.

II. Clutch ·noun To close tightly; to Clinch.

III. Clutch ·noun Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.

IV. Clutch ·noun A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp.

V. Clutch ·vi To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch;

— often followed by at.

VI. Clutch ·noun To seize, clasp, or gripe with the hand, hands, or claws;

— often figuratively; as, to clutch power.

VII. Clutch ·noun A device which is used for coupling shafting, ·etc., so as to transmit motion, and which may be disengaged at pleasure.

VIII. Clutch ·noun 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.