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Grasp vs Clutches - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between grasp and clutches

is that grasp is to grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand while clutches is third person singular simple present of to clutch.

As nouns the difference between grasp and clutches

is that grasp is grip while clutches is plural of lang=en.

grasp

English

(wikipedia grasp)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
  • (senseid)To understand.
  • I have never been able to grasp the concept of infinity .

    Derived terms

    * grasp the nettle

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Grip.
  • *
  • *:Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear.
  • (senseid)Understanding.
  • That which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability.
  • :
  • clutches

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (usually, in the plural) Grasp; possession; control.
  • * Once the organization was in his clutches , her future there was bleak.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Third person singular simple present of to clutch.