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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
clutches \clutches\ n.
1. the act of grasping.
Syn: clasp, clench, clutch, grasp, grip, hold.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. control; power; -- used in the phrase in one's clutches.
Same as clutch[2].
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
clutches
n : the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he
has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold
on the railing" [syn: clasp, clench, clutch, grasp,
grip, hold]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
clutches
Spanish n.
(plural of es clutch)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
clutches
n.
1 (plural of en clutch)
2 (lb en usually in the plural) grasp; possession; control.
vb.
(infl of en clutch s-verb-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
clutches
Spanish n.
(plural of es clutch)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
clutches
Spanish n.
(plural of es clutch)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
clutches
Englanti n.
(en-monikko c lutch es)
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm c lutch es)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
clutches
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb clutch)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Clutches /klˈʌtʃɪz/
الفواصل
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
clutches /klˈʌtʃɪz/
spáry
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
clutches /klˈʌtʃɪz/
Kupplungen , Schaltkupplungen
see: clutch, automatic coupling, automatic coupler, fluid coupling, dog clutch, slipping clutch, sliding clutch, friction clutch
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
clutches /klˈʌtʃɪz/
umklammert, hält umklammert, packt
see: clutch, clutching, clutched, clutched
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
clutches /klˈʌtʃɪz/
1. पकड़
"The boys managed to free themselves from the clutches of the police."
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈkɫətʃəz/, /ˈkɫətʃɪz/
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
50 Moby Thesaurus words for "clutches":
administration, authority, claws, command, control, digits,
disposition, domination, dominion, empery, empire, fangs,
fingernails, fingers, governance, government, grasp, grip, gripe,
hand, hands, helm, hold, hooks, iron hand, jaws, jurisdiction,
mandibles, mastership, mastery, maxillae, meathooks, mitts, nails,
nippers, palm, pincers, pounces, power, raj, regnancy, reign,
reins of government, rule, sovereignty, sway, talons, teeth,
unguals, ungulae
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