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Clutches

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n. Plural form of clutch.

n. Grasp; possession; control.

v. Third person singular simple present of to clutch.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. the act of grasping.

n. control; power; -- used in the phrase in one's clutches. Same as clutch{2}.

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n. the act of grasping

Word Usage

"I'm just curious - given the environment that we are in, it seems like the repel market and the short-term in general are destiny to continuously run into these short-term clutches."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

taking hold grasping prehension seizing

Hyponym

wrestling hold embracing embrace chokehold embracement choke hold

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

clasp clench clutch grasp grip hold

Verb Stem

clutch

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

crutches touches