Purse vs. Clutch

Pursenoun

A small bag for carrying money.

Pursenoun

(US) A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)

Pursenoun

A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.

Pursenoun

(historical) A specific sum of money in certain countries: formerly 500 piastres in Turkey or 50 tomans in Persia.

Purseverb

(transitive) To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.

Purseverb

To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles; to pucker; to knit.

Purseverb

To put into a purse.

Purseverb

To steal purses; to rob.

Pursenoun

A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried on the person; a wallet; a pocketbook; a portemonnaie.

Pursenoun

Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse.

Pursenoun

A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to make up a purse.

Pursenoun

A specific sum of money

Purseverb

To put into a purse.

Purseverb

To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles, like the mouth of a purse; to pucker; to knit.

Purseverb

To steal purses; to rob.

Pursenoun

a bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women);

Pursenoun

a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse;

Pursenoun

a small bag for carrying money

Pursenoun

a sum of money offered as a prize;

Purseverb

contract one's lips into a rounded shape

Purseverb

gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker;

Clutchverb

To seize, as though with claws.

Clutchverb

To grip or grasp tightly.

Clutchverb

(transitive) To hatch.

Clutchnoun

The claw of a predatory animal or bird.

Clutchnoun

(by extension) A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil.

Clutchnoun

A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used between engine and gearbox in a car.

Clutchnoun

The pedal in a car that disengages power transmission.

Clutchnoun

Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.

Clutchnoun

A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.

Clutchnoun

(US) An important or critical situation.

Clutchnoun

A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs.

Clutchnoun

A group or bunch (of people or things).

Clutchadjective

Performing or tending to perform well in difficult, high-pressure situations.

Clutchnoun

A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp.

Clutchnoun

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.

Clutchnoun

A device which is used for coupling shafting, etc., so as to transmit motion, and which may be disengaged at pleasure.

Clutchnoun

Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.

Clutchnoun

The nest complement of eggs of a bird.

Clutchverb

To seize, clasp, or grip with the hand, hands, or claws; - often figuratively; as, to clutch power.

Clutchverb

To close tightly; to clinch.

Clutchverb

To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; - often followed by at.

Clutchverb

to become too tense or frightened to perform properly; used sometimes with up; as, he clutched up on the exam.

Clutchnoun

the act of grasping;

Clutchnoun

a tense critical situation;

Clutchnoun

a number of birds hatched at the same time

Clutchnoun

a collection of things or persons to be handled together

Clutchnoun

a pedal that operates a clutch

Clutchnoun

a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism

Clutchverb

take hold of; grab;

Clutchverb

hold firmly, usually with one's hands;

Clutchverb

affect;

Clutch

A clutch is a mechanical device that engages and disengages power transmission, especially from a drive shaft (driving shaft) to a driven shaft. In the simplest application, clutches connect and disconnect two rotating shafts (drive shafts or line shafts).