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Clutch

/klʌt͡ʃ/

The claw of a predatory animal or bird.

📖 Definitions of "Clutch"

noun
  1. 1

    The claw of a predatory animal or bird.

  2. 2

    (by extension) A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil.

  3. 3

    A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car.

  4. 4

    The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.

verb
  1. 1

    To seize, as though with claws.

    "to clutch power"

  2. 2

    To grip or grasp tightly.

    "She clutched her purse tightly and walked nervously into the building."

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