pocketbook vs clutch

clutch vs pocketbook

pocketbook and clutch both are nouns.

pocketbook is not a verb while clutch is a verb.

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

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

pocketbook: a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
clutch: a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand

Other hyponyms of pocketbook include clutch bag, etui, evening bag, reticule, shoulder bag.

pocketbook (noun)	clutch (noun)
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)	the act of grasping
pocket-sized paperback book	a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money	a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
your personal financial means	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

pocketbook (verb)	clutch (verb)
	affect
	take into your hands deliberately
	hold firmly, usually with one's hands

Difference between pocketbook and clutch

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