clutch

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English clucchen variant of clicchen from Old English clyccan.

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clutch (plural clutches)

  1. A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used between engine and gearbox in a car.
  2. The pedal in a car that disengages power transmission.
  3. A hand or claw, when it is grasping something firmly.
  4. A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.
    • 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 4
      The clutch which I had made to save myself in falling had torn away this chin-band and let the lower jaw drop on the breast; but little else was disturbed, and there was Colonel John Mohune resting as he had been laid out a century ago.
  5. A group or bunch, especially of eggs or baby birds.
  6. An important or critical situation.

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clutch (third-person singular simple present clutches, present participle clutching, simple past and past participle clutched)

  1. To grip or grasp tightly.
    She clutched her purse tightly and walked nervously into the building.

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clutch (comparative more clutch, superlative most clutch)

  1. (US) Tending to perform well in difficult, high-pressure situations.

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From English clutch.

[edit] Noun

clutch m.

  1. clutch (device between engine and gearbox)

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[edit] References

  • clutch” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk DictionaryDokumentasjonsprosjektet.
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