clutching lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• the young of an animal cared for at one time
• 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"
• a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism "this year's model has an improved clutch"
• 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"
• a collection of things or persons to be handled together
• a number of birds hatched at the same time
• a tense critical situation "he is a good man in the clutch"
• a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
• affect "Fear seized the prisoners" "The patient was seized with unbearable pains" "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
• 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"