clutch vs picture

clutch

noun
  • An important or critical situation. 

  • The claw of a predatory animal or bird. 

  • 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 

verb
  • To unexpectedly or luckily succeed in a difficult activity. 

  • To hatch. 

  • To seize, as though with claws. 

  • 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. 

picture

noun
  • Situation. 

  • A painting. 

  • ("the pictures") Cinema (as a form of entertainment). 

  • A paragon, a perfect example or specimen (of a category). 

  • A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc. 

  • The art of painting; representation by painting. 

  • An image; a representation as in the imagination. 

  • A figure; a model. 

  • A sample of an illegal drug. 

  • A photograph. 

  • A format string in the COBOL programming language. 

  • An attractive sight. 

verb
  • To depict or describe vividly. 

  • To represent in or with a picture. 

  • To imagine or envision. 

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