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Church
- noun - a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"
- a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church"
- one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
- perform a special church rite or service for; "church a woman after childbirth"
- the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church; "our church is hosting a picnic next week"
Clatch
- - A soft or sloppy lump or mass; as, to throw a clatch of mud.
Clench
- noun - a small slip noose made with seizing
- hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel"
- squeeze together tightly; "clench one's jaw"
- the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"
Clinch
- noun - (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
- a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
- a small slip noose made with seizing
- a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug"
- embrace amorously
- flatten the ends (of nails and rivets); "the nails were clinched"
- hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
- hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel"
- secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts; "The girder was clinched into the wall"
- settle conclusively; "clinch a deal"
- the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
Clutch
- noun - a collection of things or persons to be handled together
- a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism; "this year's model has an improved clutch"
- a number of birds hatched at the same time
- a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism; "he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other"
- a tense critical situation; "he is a good man in the clutch"
- a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
- affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
- hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared"
- take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
Cranch
- verb - press or grind with a crushing noise
Cratch
- - A manger or open frame for hay; a crib; a rack.
Crotch
- noun - external sex organ
- the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
- the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches; "they took the south fork"; "he climbed into the crotch of a tree"
Crouch
- noun - bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
- sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
- Stooped
- the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body