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   Clutch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clutched (klŭcht); 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”.
   
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   A man may set the poles together in his head, and clutch the whole globe at one intellectual grasp. Collier.
   
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   Is this a dagger which I see before me . . . ?
   
   Come, let me clutch thee. Shak.
   
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   2. To close tightly; to clinch.
   
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   Not that I have the power to clutch my hand. Shak.
   
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