1. clutch - Noun
2. clutch - Adjective
3. clutch - Verb
A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp.
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.
A device which is used for coupling shafting, etc., so as to transmit motion, and which may be disengaged at pleasure.
Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.
The nest complement of eggs of a bird.
To seize, clasp, or gripe with the hand, hands, or claws; -- often figuratively; as, to clutch power.
To close tightly; to clinch.
To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; -- often followed by at.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe moment eternal - just that and no more - When ecstasy's utmost we clutch at the core While cheeks burn, arms open, eyes shut, and lips meet! Robert Browning
Sweet April-time - O cruel April-time! Year after year returning, with a brow Of promise, and red lips with longing paled, And backward-hidden hands that clutch the joys Of vanished springs, like flowers. Dinah Craik
Clutch the bramble and you will be pricked. Robert Jordan
A drowning man will clutch at a straw. English Proverb
A drowning man will clutch at straws. Armenian Proverb
A drowning man will clutch at a straw. Traditional Proverb