clutches is a form of:

Clutch



1.
(To grasp tightly, to grasp with a hand or claw) clutch a coin ក្ដាប់, អោបស្វិត, clutch a car ជាន់អំប្រាយ៉ាហ្ស (នៅពេលប្ដូរលេខ)
2.
Clutch at a straw ទទួលយកអ្វីក៏ដោយ, ដោយអស់ផ្លូវ
noun
1.
(A device for engaging or disengaging an, engine, a grasp, a grip) ក្រញាំក្រចកសត្វ, ការជិះជាន់, ការកៀប, ការដាក់លេខម៉ាស៊ីន, អំប្រាយ៉ាស (គ្រឿងដាក់ឬដោះលេខម៉ាស៊ីន) / ច្បាម, ឆ្លៀត, ចាប់ប្រើ, ក្របួច, ក្ដាប់, ចាប់, ព្យួរ, ថ្ពក់ឡើង
Example: The hawk clutched the chicken in it claws, Dara felt a clutch on his shoulder, an automobile clutch, Sornbut clutched at the rope, but couldn't quite reach it. tight clutch ការក្ដាប់ឬអោបស្វិត, auto clutch អាំប្រាយ៉ាហ្ស, pl. clutch of the enemy កណ្ដាប់ដៃ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp.
2.
The hands, claws, or talons, in the act of grasping firmly; -- often figuratively, for power, rapacity, or cruelty; as, to fall into the clutches of an adversary.
3.
A device which is used for coupling shafting, etc., so as to transmit motion, and which may be disengaged at pleasure.
4.
Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.
5.
The nest complement of eggs of a bird.
verb
1.
To seize, clasp, or gripe with the hand, hands, or claws; -- often figuratively; as, to clutch power.
2.
To close tightly; to clinch.
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; -- often followed by at.
1.
clasp, cling, grasp, grip
2.
have, hold, keep, maintain, possess, retain
1.
relinquish, vacate