CLUTCH
Clutch, v. i.
Defn: To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; —
often followed by at.
Clutching at the phantoms of the stock market. Bankroft.
CLUTTER
Clut"ter, n. Etym: [Cf. W. cludair heap, pile, cludeirio to heap.]
1. A confused collection; hence, confusion; disorder; as, the room is in a clutter. He saw what a clutter there was with huge, overgrown pots, pans, and spits. L'Estrange.
2. Clatter; confused noise. Swift.
CLUTTER
Clut"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cluttered; p. pr. & vb. n. Cluttering.]
Defn: To crowd together in disorder; to fill or cover with things in disorder; to throw into disorder; to disarrange; as, to clutter a room.
CLUTTER
Clut"ter, v. i.
Defn: To make a confused noise; to bustle.
It [the goose] cluttered here, it chuckled there. Tennyson.
CLUTTER
Clut"ter, v. t. Etym: [From Clod, n.]