clutch

English

Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ʌtʃ

Noun

Singular clutch

Plural es

clutch (es)

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.
5. A group or bunch, especially of eggs or baby birds.
6. An important or critical situation.

Translations

A device to interrupt power transmission

Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 離合器, simpl. 离合器 (líhéqì) Dutch: koppeling, klauw f. Esperanto: kuplado, kluĉado, kluĉilo French: embrayage fr(fr) German: Kupplung de(de) f. Hungarian: tengelykapcsoló, kuplung

Norwegian: clutch no(no) m., kløtsj no(no) m., kobling no(no) m. Russian: сцепление n. Spanish: cloch m. (Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua), cloche (Caribbean Islands, Colombian Atlantic Coast, Venezuela), clutch (Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru - pronounced 'cloch') m., croche m. (Venezuela), embrague m. (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Spain, Uruguay)

The pedal in a car that disengages power transmission

Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 離合器踏板, simpl. 离合器踏板 (líhéqìtàbǎn) Dutch: ontkoppelingspedaal m. Esperanto: kluĉpedalo French: pédale d'embrayage German: Kupplungspedal de(de) Hungarian: tengelykapcsoló-pedál, kuplungpedál

Norwegian: clutchpedal no(no) m., kløtsjpedal no(no) m., koblingspedal no(no) m. Russian: педаль сцепления Spanish: cloch m. (Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua), cloche (Caribbean Islands, Colombian Atlantic Coast, Venezuela), clutch (Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru - pronounced 'cloch') m., croche m. (Venezuela), embrague m. (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Spain, Uruguay)

A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle

A group or bunch, especially of eggs or baby birds

Verb

Infinitive to clutch

Third person singular clutch

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle es

to clutch (third-person singular simple present clutch, present participle es, simple past and past participle -)

1. To grip or grasp tightly.

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

Adjective

clutch (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive clutch

Comparative {{{1}}}

Superlative {{{2}}}

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

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Norwegian

Alternative spellings

kløtsj

Etymology

From English clutch

Noun

clutch m. (definite singular clutchen; indefinite plural clutcher; definite plural clutchene)

1. clutch (device between engine and gearbox)

Synonyms

• kobling

References

• “clutch” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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