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clutch

n. a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism; "this year's model has an improved clutch"

clutch

n. a number of birds hatched at the same time

clutch

n. a tense critical situation; "he is a good man in the clutch"

clutch pedal

n. 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"

batch

n. a collection of things or persons to be handled together

clasp, clench, clutches, grasp, grip, hold

n. the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"

seize, prehend

v. take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"

bag

n. a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"

bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse

n. a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb"

coffer

n. a chest especially for storing valuables

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

number

n. the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural); "in English the subject and the verb must agree in number"

lock

n. any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured

jaw, jaws

n. holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object

vise, bench vise

n. a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place

fist, clenched fist

n. a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)

shake, handshake, handshaking, hand-shaking procedure

n. grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)

bag, cup of tea

n. an activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish"

stop, intercept

v. seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"

grasp, grip, hold on

v. hold firmly

support, hold, sustain, hold up

v. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

stand, stand up, place upright

v. put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?"

take up, hook onto, fasten onto, seize onto, latch on to

v. adopt; "take up new ideas"

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