Word
clutch
To grasp or seize something tightly.
Meanings
To grasp or seize something tightly.
A tight or firm hold or grasp.
(Informal) Performing or happening at a crucial moment when success is essential.
Examples
- She clutched her purse tightly as she walked through the crowded market.
- The climber lost her footing for a moment but managed to regain her clutch on the rock face.
- His clutch performance in the final minutes secured the team's victory.
More verbs
- analyze To examine something carefully in order to understand it or explain it.
- scrutinize To scrutinize something is to examine it very carefully and in detail.
- affect To affect something is to influence it or cause it to change.
- allude To allude means to mention or suggest something indirectly without saying it clearly.
- elude To elude someone or something is to avoid being caught, understood, or remembered.