clutched

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• clutched — mod. nervous. □ I get so clutched before a test. □ George is clutched most of the time. He’s in bad shape …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• Clutched — Clutch Clutch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clutched} (kl[u^]cht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clutching}.] [OE. clucchen. See {Clutch}, n.] 1. To seize, clasp, or grip with the hand, hands, or claws; often figuratively; as, to clutch power. [1913 Webster] A man… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• clutched — adj American tense, agitated. The term refers to the physical symptoms of anxiety in the form of tension in the abdomen and chest. There s no need to get so clutched, it s only a math test …   Contemporary slang

• clutched — klÊŒtʃ n. tight grip; mechanical device which transmits power from the engine to the gears (in a vehicle); group of chicks; nest with eggs; group of people that is closely packed together v. grasp tightly, seize …   English contemporary dictionary

• CLUTCHED — …   Useful english dictionary

• clutched at a straw — desperately tried to achieve something, frantically searched for other options …   English contemporary dictionary

• Colonel (United States) — Main article: Colonel Insignia of the rank of colonel, as worn on the officer s right side (a mirror image version is worn on the left side, such that the eagle always faces forward; the left side version is also worn centered on fatigue caps,… …   Wikipedia

• clutch — clutch1 clutchingly, adv. clutchy, adj. /kluch/, v.t. 1. to seize with or as with the hands or claws; snatch: The bird swooped down and clutched its prey with its claws. 2. to grip or hold tightly or firmly: She clutched the child s hand as they… …   Universalium

• clutch — I UK [klʌtʃ] / US verb Word forms clutch : present tense I/you/we/they clutch he/she/it clutches present participle clutching past tense clutched past participle clutched ** a) [transitive] to hold someone or something firmly, for example because …   English dictionary

• Norden bombsight — The Norden bombsight at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. This example does not have the associated autopilot attached …   Wikipedia

• Congenital clasped thumb — Infant’s persistent thumb clutched hand,[1] flexion adduction deformity of the thumb,[2] pollex varus,[3] thumb in the hand deformity.[4] …   Wikipedia