clutch vs brood

brood vs clutch

clutch and brood both are nouns.

clutch and brood both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clutch	Yes	No	Yes	No
brood	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, brood is a hypernym of clutch; that is, brood is a word with a broader meaning than clutch:

clutch: a number of birds hatched at the same time
brood: the young of an animal cared for at one time

clutch (noun)	brood (noun)
the act of grasping	the young of an animal cared for at one time
a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
a collection of things or persons to be handled together
a number of birds hatched at the same time
a tense critical situation

clutch (verb)	brood (verb)
affect	sit on (eggs)
take into your hands deliberately	think moodily or anxiously about something
hold firmly, usually with one's hands	be in a huff; be silent or sullen
	be in a huff and display one's displeasure
	hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing

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