clasp clench clutch clutches grasp grip hold | 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 |
clutch | a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism, this year's model has an improved clutch |
clutch clutch pedal | 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 |
clutch bag clutch | a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand |
cone clutch cone friction clutch | a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are cone-shaped |
disk clutch | a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are disks |
friction clutch | a clutch in which one part turns the other by the friction between them |
slip clutch slip friction clutch | a friction clutch that will slip when the torque is too great |
egg eggs | oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food |
scrambled eggs | eggs beaten and cooked to a soft firm consistency while stirring |
bacon and eggs | eggs (fried or scrambled) served with bacon |
eggs Benedict | toasted English muffin topped with ham and a poached egg (or an oyster) and hollandaise sauce |
ham and eggs | eggs (scrambled or fried) served with ham |
batch clutch | a collection of things or persons to be handled together |
clutch | a number of birds hatched at the same time |
bird's foot trefoil bird's foot clover babies' slippers bacon and eggs Lotus corniculatus | European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America |
toadflax butter-and-eggs wild snapdragon devil's flax Linaria vulgaris | common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers, a naturalized weed in North America |
cock's eggs Salpichroa organifolia Salpichroa rhomboidea | weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit |
clutch | a tense critical situation, he is a good man in the clutch |
seize clutch get hold of | affect, Fear seized the prisoners, The patient was seized with unbearable pains, He was seized with a dreadful disease |
seize prehend clutch | take hold of, grab, The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter, She clutched her purse, The mother seized her child by the arm, Birds of prey often seize small mammals |
cling to hold close hold tight clutch | hold firmly, usually with one's hands, She clutched my arm when she got scared |