clutch up

clutch (up)

in. to become very tense and anxious; to freeze with anxiety. I have been known to clutch up before a race.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Quinton	KWIN-tən	English
Margarete	mahr-gah-RE-tə	German
Ai (1)	ah-ee	Japanese
Anneke	AHN-nə-kə	Dutch
Ayyub	-	Arabic
Steffi	-	German