v. t.
A man may set the poles together in his head, and clutch the whole globe at one intellectual grasp. Collier. [ 1913 Webster ]
Is this a dagger which I see before me . . . ?
Come, let me clutch thee. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Not that I have the power to clutch my hand. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
n. [ OE. cloche, cloke, claw, Scot. clook, cleuck, also OE. cleche claw, clechen, cleken, to seize; cf. AS. gelæccan (where ge- is a prefix) to seize. Cf. Latch a catch. ]
An expiring clutch at popularity. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
But Age, with his stealing steps,
Hath clawed me in his clutch. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
I must have . . . little care of myself, if I ever more come near the clutches of such a giant. Bp. Stillingfleet. [ 1913 Webster ]
Bayonet clutch (Mach.),
n.
n. (Baseball) a batter who hits safely more frequently when men are on base or the team is behind in the score. [ PJC ]
Clutching at the phantoms of the stock market. Bankroft. [ 1913 Webster ]