CLUTCHES

Meaning of CLUTCHES in English

[plural] [noun] [humorous]If you are in/fall into the clutches of something or someone you are in their power.He's fallen into the clutches of that woman.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

CLUTCHES — power or control: → clutch
Concise Oxford English vocab
CLUTCHES — Synonyms and related words : administration, authority, claws, command, control, digits, disposition, domination, dominion, empery, empire, fangs, fingernails, fingers, governance, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLUTCHES — Hands, gripe, power.
Slang English vocab
CLUTCHES — n. pl. 1. Paws, talons, claws. 2. Hands ( implying rapacity or cruelty ), power, cruel power.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
CLUTCHES — 25B6; plural noun POWER, control, domination, command, rule, tyranny; hands, hold, grip, grasp, claws, jaws; custody.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLUTCHES — n. power in smb.'s ~ (in the ~ of the enemy)
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
CLUTCHES — Сжимает
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLUTCHES — Выводоки
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CLUTCHES — Выводки
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CLUTCHES — Сжимает
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CLUTCH — Device for quickly and easily connecting or disconnecting a pair of rotatable coaxial shafts. Clutches are usually placed between the …
Английский словарь Британика
CLUTCH — clutch 1 — clutchingly , adv. — clutchy , adj. /kluch/ , v.t. 1. to seize with or as with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POWER SHOVEL — digging and loading machine consisting of a revolving deck with a power plant, driving and controlling mechanisms, sometimes a counterweight, …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLUTCH — device for quickly and easily connecting or disconnecting a pair of rotatable coaxial shafts. Clutches are usually placed between the …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLUTCH — / klʌtʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. to hold sb/sth tightly SYN grip : [ vn ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ESCAPE — I. es ‧ cape 1 S3 W2 /ɪˈskeɪp/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ escape , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLUTCH — I. clutch 1 /klʌtʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: clyccan ] 1 . [transitive] to hold …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLUTCH — ( clutches, clutching, clutched) 1. If you clutch at something or clutch something, you hold it tightly, usually because you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLUTCH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a clutch bag (= a small woman's bag that you hold in one hand …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLUTCH — n. Device for quickly and easily connecting or disconnecting a pair of rotatable coaxial shafts. Clutches are usually placed between …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CLUTCH — v. 1 seize, snatch, grab, grasp, take or lay hold of; hold; US snag She clutched feebly to the rope …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CLUTCH
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CLUTCH
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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ЛАПА — 1. paw, foot*; (лисицы, зайца тж.) pad; 2. (ветвь хвойного дерева) branch, bough; 3. тех. claw; ~ якоря anchor-fluke; попасть …
Русско-Английский словарь общей тематики
ЛАПА — жен. 1) pa pad clutch foot передняя лапа (животного) – arm, forefoot, foreleg, forepaw попасть в лапы к кому-л. перен. …
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