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Question 1 of 10
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Origin of clutch
1First recorded in 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, adverbclutch·y, adjectiveDefinition for clutch (2 of 2)
clutch2
[ 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
2First recorded in 1715–25; variant of cletch (now dialectal); akin to Scots cleck “to hatch,” from Old Norse klekja “to hatch”
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British Dictionary definitions for clutch (1 of 2)
clutch1
/ (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)
clutch2
/ (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
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Idioms and Phrases with clutch
clutch
see grasp (clutch) at straws.
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