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
Eder (2)	-	Basque
Irmak	-	Turkish
Karlmann	-	German (Archaic)
Khamisi	-	Eastern African, Swahili
İSmaİL	-	Turkish
Nurzhan	-	Kazakh