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 |
batch clutch | a collection of things or persons to be handled together |
clutch | a number of birds hatched at the same time |
invalid shut-in | someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury |
clutch | a tense critical situation, he is a good man in the clutch |
hush quieten silence still shut up hush up | cause to be quiet or not talk, Please silence the children in the church! |
seize clutch get hold of | affect, Fear seized the prisoners, The patient was seized with unbearable pains, He was seized with a dreadful disease |
keep quiet shut one's mouth keep one's mouth shut | refrain from divulging sensitive information, keep quiet about confidential information, Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut! |
close up clam up dummy up shut up belt up button up be quiet keep mum | refuse to talk or stop talking, fall silent, The children shut up when their father approached |
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 |
close shut | move so that an opening or passage is obstructed, make shut, Close the door, shut the window |
close shut | become closed, The windows closed with a loud bang |
lock in lock away lock put away shut up shut away lock up | place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape, The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend, She locked her jewels in the safe |
shut off block off close off | block off the passage through, We shut off the valve |
enclose close in inclose shut in | surround completely, Darkness enclosed him, They closed in the porch with a fence |
shut off close off | isolate or separate, She was shut off from the friends |
close up close fold shut down close down | cease to operate or cause to cease operating, The owners decided to move and to close the factory, My business closes every night at P.M., close up the shop |
exclude keep out shut out shut | prevent from entering, shut out, The trees were shutting out all sunlight, This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country |
shut off close off | stem the flow of, shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation |
homebound housebound shut-in | confined usually by illness |
pent shut up(p) | closely confined |
introvertish shut-in | somewhat introverted |
open-and-shut | so obvious as to be easily solved or decided, an open-and-shut case |
shut unopen closed | not open, the door slammed shut |
closed shut | used especially of mouth or eyes, he sat quietly with closed eyes, his eyes were shut against the sunlight |