clutches vs embracing

clutches and embracing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clutches	Yes	No	No	No
embracing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, embracing is a hyponym of clutches; that is, embracing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clutches:

clutches: the act of grasping
embracing: the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

Other hyponyms of clutches include choke hold, chokehold, embrace, embracement, wrestling hold.

clutches (noun)	embracing (noun)
the act of grasping	the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)