Definitions:

1. a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism noun
   • this year's model has an improved clutch
2. a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism noun
   • I smoothly released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other.
3. a tense critical situation noun
   • I am good in the clutch.
4. to hold firmly, usually with one's hands verb
   • I clutched my friend during the scary parts of the movie.

Synonyms:

• batch
• clasp
• cling to
• clutch bag
• clutch pedal
• hold close
• hold tight
• prehend
• seize

NearBy Words:

• clutches