clutch vs grab

clutch and grab both are nouns.

clutch and grab both are verbs.

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

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

clutch: take into your hands deliberately
grab: take or grasp suddenly

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

clutch (noun)	grab (noun)
the act of grasping	the act of catching an object with the hands
a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism	a mechanical device for gripping an object
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)	grab (verb)
affect	capture the attention or imagination of
take into your hands deliberately	take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
hold firmly, usually with one's hands	take or grasp suddenly
	make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand
	get hold of or seize quickly and easily
	obtain illegally or unscrupulously

Difference between clutch and grab

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