🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

抓住

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhuā zhù

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Clutch/klʌtʃ/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她在拥挤的市场上走时紧紧抓住她的包。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To grasp or seize tightly.

    "She was clutching her purse as she walked through the crowded market."
As noun
  1. 1

    A device for gripping or holding something.

    "The car's clutch allows the driver to change gears smoothly."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'clutch' originates from Middle English 'clutchen', which means to grasp or seize. It is derived from Old English 'clyccan', which is related to the Proto-Germanic '*klukōną', meaning to grasp or hold tightly. Over time, the meaning has evolved to include both physical and metaphorical senses of holding or seizing.

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