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Results for: "clutch"

Translating from English to Japanese

Translations:

clutch
→ つかもうとする
clutch
→ しっかりつかむ
clutch
→ 手中
clutch
→ クラッチ

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 7

  1. 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”
    Synonymsclaspclenchclutchesgraspgriphold

  2. a tense critical situation

    • “he is a good man in the clutch”

  3. a number of birds hatched at the same time

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

    Synonymsbatch

  2. a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand

    Synonymsclutch bag

  3. 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”
    Synonymsclutch pedal

  4. a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism

    • “this year's model has an improved clutch”

VERB 3

  1. 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”
    Synonymsseizeprehend

  2. hold firmly, usually with one's hands

    • “She clutched my arm when she got scared”
    Synonymscling tohold closehold tight

  3. affect

    • “Fear seized the prisoners”
    • “The patient was seized with unbearable pains”
    • “He was seized with a dreadful disease”
    Synonymsseizeget hold of