noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of clutch form-of, plural
2. 2
   the act of grasping wordnet
3. 3
   Grasp; possession; control. idiomatic, plural-normally

   "Once the organization was in his clutches, her future there was bleak."

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of clutch form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

All synonyms

administrationauthorityclaspclaspclawsclench

Example

More examples

"He was caught in the clutches of the law."

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