clutch vs mouth

clutch

verb
  • To seize, as though with claws. 

  • To unexpectedly or luckily succeed in a difficult activity. 

  • To hatch. 

  • To grip or grasp tightly. 

  • To win in a 1vX (one versus X) situation. 

adj
  • Performing or tending to perform well in difficult, high-pressure situations. 

noun
  • The claw of a predatory animal or bird. 

  • An important or critical situation. 

  • A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs. 

  • A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car. 

  • A fastener that attaches to the back of a tack pin to secure an accessory to clothing. (See Clutch (pin fastener).) 

  • A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle. 

  • A group or bunch (of people or things). 

  • Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle. 

  • A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil. 

  • The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels. 

  • A difficult maneuver 

mouth

verb
  • To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to devour. 

  • To form or cleanse with the mouth; to lick, as a bear licks her cub. 

  • To form a mouth or opening in. 

  • To carry in the mouth. 

  • To pick up or handle with the lips or mouth, but not chew or swallow. 

  • The prompter mouthed the words to the actor, who had forgotten them. 

  • To form with the mouth. 

  • To utter with a voice that is overly loud or swelling. 

  • To speak; to utter. 

  • To examine the teeth of. 

  • To make the actions of speech, without producing sound. 

  • To exit at a mouth (such as a river mouth) 

noun
  • The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water. 

  • The opening of a creature through which food is ingested. 

  • The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal. 

  • An outlet, aperture or orifice. 

  • A loud or overly talkative person. 

How often have the words clutch and mouth occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )