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			| 1.
								the act of grasping 2.
								a tense critical situation
 he is a good man in the clutch
 3.
								a number of birds hatched at the same time
 4.
								a collection of things or persons to be handled together
 5.
								a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
 6.
								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
 7.
								a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
 this year's model has an improved clutch
 
 'clutch' - used as a verb
 8.
								take hold of; grab
 She clutched her purse
 9.
								hold firmly, usually with one's hands
 She clutched my arm when she got scared
 10.
								affect
 
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			| 1. Clutch / Plural clutches
 2. Clutch / Past
 clutched
 3. Clutch / Third Person
 clutches
 4. Clutch / Present Participle
 clutching
 
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