noun

1. The claw of a predatory animal or bird.

2. (by extension) A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil.

3. A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car.

Synonyms: clutch bag

verb

1. To seize, as though with claws.

   “to clutch power”

2. To grip or grasp tightly.

   “She clutched her purse tightly and walked nervously into the building.”

Synonyms: clasp, grasp, grip

noun

1. A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs.

2. A group or bunch (of people or things).

verb

1. To hatch.

noun

1. An important or critical situation.