Origin of clutch
1
1175–1225; Middle English
clucchen, variant of
clicchen, Old English
clyccan to clench
synonym study for clutch
1. See
catch.
OTHER WORDS FROM clutch
clutch·ing·ly, adverb clutch·y, adjectiveWords nearby clutch
cluster headache,
cluster leg,
cluster pine,
cluster point,
cluster variable,
clutch,
clutch bag,
clutha,
clutter,
clwyd,
clyde
Definition for clutch (2 of 2)
clutch
2
[ kluhch ]
/ klʌtʃ /
noun
a hatch of eggs; the number of eggs produced or incubated at one time.
a brood of chickens.
a number of similar individuals: a clutch of books; a whole clutch of dancers.
verb (used with object)
to hatch (chickens).
Origin of clutch
2
1715–25; variant of
cletch (now dial.); akin to Scots
cleck to hatch < Old Norse
klekja to hatch
Example sentences from the Web for clutch
British Dictionary definitions for clutch (1 of 2)
clutch
1
/ (klʌtʃ) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for clutch
Old English
clyccan; related to Old Frisian
kletsie spear, Swedish
klyka clasp, fork
British Dictionary definitions for clutch (2 of 2)
clutch
2
/ (klʌtʃ) /
noun
a hatch of eggs laid by a particular bird or laid in a single nest
a brood of chickens
informal
a group, bunch, or cluster
verb
(tr)
to hatch (chickens)
Word Origin for clutch
C17 (Northern English dialect)
cletch, from Old Norse
klekja to hatch
Idioms and Phrases with clutch
clutch
see grasp (clutch) at straws.