clutch vs capture

capture vs clutch

clutch and capture both are nouns.

clutch and capture both are verbs.

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

As verbs, capture is a hyponym of clutch; that is, capture is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clutch:

clutch: take into your hands deliberately
capture: succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

Other hyponyms of clutch include nab, rack, claw, apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up, catch, get, collar, clasp, grip, grab, catch, grab, snap, snatch, snatch up, clench, clinch, grapple, grip.

clutch (noun)	capture (noun)
the act of grasping	the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism	the act of taking of a person by force
a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism	the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand	any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
a collection of things or persons to be handled together	a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
a number of birds hatched at the same time
a tense critical situation

clutch (verb)	capture (verb)
affect	capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
take into your hands deliberately	succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
hold firmly, usually with one's hands	succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
	attract; cause to be enamored
	take possession of by force, as after an invasion
	bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit

Difference between clutch and capture

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