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clutch

/ˈklʌt͡ʃ/ verbe C1

En français : agripper, serrer

  1. To seize, as though with claws. (transitive) · to clutch power
  2. To grip or grasp tightly. (transitive) · She clutched her purse tightly and walked nervously into the building.
  3. To win despite being the only remaining player on one's team, against several opponents. · For quotations using this term, see Citations:clutch.
  4. To unexpectedly or luckily succeed in a difficult activity.

He/she/it clutches · Prétérit clutched · Participe passé clutched · Forme en -ing clutching

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Dans la bibliothèque

He still clutched fluttering papers with both hands and the pen was above his ear.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 20 · C1
“Not go to the picnic!” Anne sprang to her feet and clutched Marilla’s hand.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 100 · C1
The Lion, seeing that the Ass was secured, immediately clutched the Fox, and attacked the Ass at his leisure.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 6 · B2
Be that as it might, I seemed to see that woman’s figure still clutching at her treasure trove and flying wildly up the winding stair, with her ears ringing perhaps with the muffled screams from behind her and with the drumming of frenzied hands against the slab of stone which was choking her faithless lover’s life out.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 25 · B2

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