to clutch hold of sth

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• clutch at somebody — ˈclutch/ˈcatch at sth/sb derived to try to quickly get hold of sth/sb Main entry: ↑clutchderived …   Useful english dictionary

• clutch at something — ˈclutch/ˈcatch at sth/sb derived to try to quickly get hold of sth/sb Main entry: ↑clutchderived …   Useful english dictionary

• clutch — clutch1 [klʌtʃ] v [: Old English; Origin: clyccan] 1.) [T] to hold something tightly because you do not want to lose it = ↑grip, grasp ↑grasp ▪ She was clutching a bottle of champagne. 2.) [I and T] also clutch at sb/sth …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• catch at somebody — ˈclutch/ˈcatch at sth/sb derived to try to quickly get hold of sth/sb Main entry: ↑clutchderived …   Useful english dictionary

• bag — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ strong ▪ heavy ▪ empty ▪ small ▪ burlap (AmE), canvas …   Collocations dictionary

• tight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj., adv. 1 not loose VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become, get, go ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• head — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ bare ▪ bald ▪ shaved ▪ blonde, dark, fair, grey/gray …   Collocations dictionary

• suitcase — (also case) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, light ▪ open ▪ empty, full ▪ packed ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• breast — noun 1 part of a woman s body ADJECTIVE ▪ ample, big, enormous, full, heavy, large ▪ little, small ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• stomach — noun 1 part of the body where food is digested ADJECTIVE ▪ empty, full ▪ You shouldn t drink wine on an empty stomach (= without eating food). ▪ dodgy (BrE, informal), queasy, upset …   Collocations dictionary

• hand — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ beautiful, delicate, long fingered, pretty, slender ▪ mani …   Collocations dictionary