Word Meanings - CLUTCH - Book Publishers vocabulary database

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. I must have . . . little care of myself, if I ever more come near the clutches of

Additional info about word: CLUTCH

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. I must have . . . little care of myself, if I ever more come near the clutches of such a giant. Bp. Stillingfleet. (more info) cleuck, also OE. cleche claw, clechen, cleken, to seize; cf. AS. 1. A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp. "The clutch of poverty." Cowper. An expiring clutch at popularity. Carlyle. But Age, with his stealing steps, Hath clawed me in his clutch. Shak. 2. pl.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of CLUTCH)

• Catch
• Take
• seize
• grip
• clutch
• capture
• secure
• ensnare
• snatch
• hit
• arrest
• comprehend
• overtake
• apprehend
• Grasp
• Seize
• hold
• clasp
• retain
• catch
• grapple
• Gripe
• gnaw
• pain
• squeeze
• screw
• pinch
• lay hold of
• grasp
• hook
• take
• Snatch
• Twitch
• pluck
• pull
• gripe

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of CLUTCH)

• Release
• dismiss
• liberate
• free
• discharge
• expedite
• Liberate
• release
• emancipate
• Loosen
• betray
• surrender
• expose
• imperil
• endanger
• open

Related words: (words related to CLUTCH)

• DISMISSIVE
  Giving dismission.
• PINCHBECK
  An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold; a yellow metal, composed of about three ounces of zinc to a pound of copper. It is much used as an imitation of gold in the manufacture of cheap jewelry.
• RELEASE
  To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
• DISMISSAL
  Dismission; discharge. Officeholders were commanded faithfully to enforce it, upon pain of immediate dismissal. Motley.
• EXPOSER
  One who exposes or discloses.
• PLUCKER TUBE
  A vacuum tube, used in spectrum analysis, in which the part through which the discharge takes place is a capillary tube, thus producing intense incandescence of the contained gases. Crookes tube.
• CLASPER
  1. One who, or that which, clasps, as a tendril. "The claspers of vines." Derham. One of a pair of organs used by the male for grasping the female among many of the Crustacea. One of a pair of male copulatory organs, developed on the anterior side
• SNATCH
  1. To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss. When half our knowledge we must snatch, not take. Pope. 2. To seize and transport away; to rap. "Snatch me to heaven." Thomson. Syn. -- To
• RETAINMENT
  The act of retaining; retention. Dr. H. More.
• GRASP
  1. To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of. Thy hand is made to grasp a palmer's staff. Shak. 2. To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with;
• CATCHWORK
  A work or artificial watercourse for throwing water on lands that lie on the slopes of hills; a catchdrain.
• APPREHEND
  of, seize; prae before + -hendere ; akin to Gr. 1. To take or seize; to take hold of. We have two hands to apprehended it. Jer. Taylor. 2. Hence: To take or seize by legal process; to arrest; as, to apprehend a criminal. 3. To take hold of with
• CATCHER
  The player who stands behind the batsman to catch the ball. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, catches.
• PLUCKED
  Having courage and spirit.
• DISMISS
  1. To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go; to put away. He dismissed the assembly. Acts xix. 41. Dismiss their cares when they dismiss their flock. Cowper. Though he soon dismissed himself from state affairs. Dryden.
• EXPOSEDNESS
  The state of being exposed, laid open, or unprotected; as, an exposedness to sin or temptation.
• ARRESTIVE
  Tending to arrest. McCosh.
• CATCHWORD
  The first word of any page of a book after the first, inserted at the right hand bottom corner of the preceding page for the assistance of the reader. It is seldom used in modern printing. 3. A word or phrase caught up and repeated for effect; as,
• SQUEEZE
  1. To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orange with the fingers; to squeeze the hand in friendship. 2. Fig.: To oppress with hardships,
• PINCHFIST
  A closefisted person; a miser.
• SCATCH
  A kind of bit for the bridle of a horse; -- called also scatchmouth. Bailey.
• UNCOMPREHEND
  To fail to comprehend. Daniel.
• TEMPER SCREW
  1. A screw link, to which is attached the rope of a rope-drilling apparatus, for feeding and slightly turning the drill jar at each stroke. 2. A set screw used for adjusting.
• BEAUCATCHER
  A small flat curl worn on the temple by women.
• CONY-CATCH
  To deceive; to cheat; to trick. Take heed, Signor Baptista, lest you be cony-catched in the this business. Shak.
• RECLASP
  To clasp or unite again.
• ENGRAPPLE
  To grapple.
• CORKSCREW
  An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles. Corkscrew starts, a spiral staircase around a solid newel.
• WORD-CATCHER
  One who cavils at words.
• RECAPTURE
  1. The act of retaking or recovering by capture; especially, the retaking of a prize or goods from a captor. 2. That which is captured back; a prize retaken.