clutches vs grasping

clutches and grasping both are nouns.

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

As nouns, grasping is a hypernym of clutches; that is, grasping is a word with a broader meaning than clutches:

clutches: the act of grasping
grasping: the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

Other hypernyms of clutches include prehension, seizing, taking hold.

clutches (noun)	grasping (noun)
the act of grasping	the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
	understanding with difficulty

clutches (adjective)	grasping (adjective)
	immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth