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
Nomusa	-	Southern African, Ndebele
Venus	VEE-nəs (English)	Roman Mythology
Korina	-	Greek
İLdar	-	Tatar
Wemba	-	Anglo-Saxon (Rare)
Bethanie	BETH-ə-nee	English (Rare)