clutch vs pick up

pick up vs clutch

clutch is a noun but pick up is not a noun.

clutch and pick up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clutch	Yes	No	Yes	No
pick up	No	No	Yes	No

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

clutch: take into your hands deliberately
pick up: take into custody

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

clutch (noun)	pick up (noun)
the act of grasping
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)	pick up (verb)
affect	gain or regain energy
take into your hands deliberately	improve significantly; go from bad to good
hold firmly, usually with one's hands	lift out or reflect from a background
	get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
	eat by pecking at, like a bird
	take into custody
	take up by hand
	fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
	give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
	take and lift upward
	perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
	register (perceptual input)
	buy casually or spontaneously
	gather or collect
	get in addition, as an increase
	meet someone for sexual purposes

Difference between clutch and pick up

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