See clutch in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To take firmly with the hand and maintain a hold on:
clasp, clench, grab, grapple, grasp, grip, seize. See keepTo get hold of (something moving):
catch, grab, seize, snatch. (Informal) nab. Idiom: lay hands on. See get
noun
The act of catching, especially a sudden taking and holding:
catch, grab, seizure, snatch. See getAn act or means of holding something:
clasp, clench, grasp, grip, hold. (Sports) grapple. See keep
noun
A number of individuals making up or considered a unit:
array, band2, batch, bevy, body, bunch, bundle, clump, cluster, collection, group, knot, lot, party, set2. See group
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