clutch
IPA: kɫˈʌtʃ
noun
- The claw of a predatory animal or bird.
- (by extension) A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil.
- A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car.
- The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.
- Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.
- A fastener that attaches to the back of a tack pin to secure an accessory to clothing. (See Clutch (pin fastener).)
- A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.
- A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs.
- A group or bunch (of people or things).
- (US) An important or critical situation.
- A difficult maneuver.
verb
- To seize, as though with claws.
- To grip or grasp tightly.
- (video games) To win despite being the only remaining player on one's team, against several opponents.
- (video games, by extension) To unexpectedly or luckily succeed in a difficult activity.
- (transitive) To hatch.
adjective
- (US, Canada) Performing or tending to perform well in difficult, high-pressure situations.
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Examples of "clutch" in Sentences
- A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
- Press the clutch and the button turns purple.
- Engagement of the overrunning clutch is controllable.
- The piston is connected to the movable part of the clutch.
- In order to stop the tractor, the driver depressed the clutch.
- Operation of the clutch is prevented during the clipping operation.
- A lever and roller clutch impart unidirectional rotation to the rollers.
- He is in the clutches of a denominatory delirium, of a taxonomic madness.
- The reduction of the vacuum in the clutch servo takes place in two stages.
- It passed over the longitudinal engine and clutch to the gearbox at the front.