clutched是什么意思？

If you clutch at something or clutch something, you hold it tightly, usually because you are afraid or anxious.

If someone is in another person's clutches, that person has captured them or has power over them.

In a vehicle, the clutch is the pedal that you press before you change gear.

A clutch of eggs is a number of eggs laid by a bird at one time.

A clutch of people or things is a small group of them.