HyperDic: clutches

English > 1 sense of the word *clutches*:
NOUN	act	clutches, clasp, clench, clutch, grasp, grip, hold	the act of grasping

English > *clutches*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of grasping.
Synonyms	clasp, clench, clutch, grasp, grip, hold
Narrower	chokehold, choke hold	A restraining hold / hold
	embrace, embracing, embracement	The act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
	wrestling hold	A hold used in the sport of wrestling
Broader	grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension	The act of gripping / gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
Spanish	agarre, agarro, agarrón
Catalan	agafada, agarrada