Definition of “clutch” - English Dictionary

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“clutch” in English

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clutchverb [ I or T ]

uk ​ /klʌtʃ/ us ​ /klʌtʃ/

Phrasal verb(s)

clutch at sth

clutchnoun

uk ​ /klʌtʃ/ us ​ /klʌtʃ/

clutch noun (MACHINE PART)

› [ C usually singular ] a device that allows turning movement to be sent from one part of a machine to another:

I've booked the car into the garage because the clutch is slipping.

C1 [ C usually singular ] the pedal or handle in a vehicle that is used to operate the engine's clutch:

Push the clutch in, put the car into gear, rev the engine, and then gently let the clutch out.

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clutch noun (GROUP)

› [ C ] a small group of eggs produced by the same bird, especially in a nest

› [ S ] a small group of people or things:

a fresh clutch of students

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Idiom(s)

clutch your pearls

clutchadjective [ only before noun ]

/klʌtʃ/ /klʌtʃ/ /klʌtʃ/ US

(Definition of “clutch” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“clutch” in American English

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clutchverb [ I/T ]

us ​ /klʌtʃ/

clutch verb [ I/T ] (HOLD)

› to hold or try to hold something tightly, often because of a state of fear or anxiety:

[ T ] The preschooler clutched his mother tightly.

clutchnoun

clutch noun (VEHICLE PART)

› us ​ /klʌtʃ/ [ C usually sing ] a device in a car or other vehicle that you press with your foot in order to change gears (= set of wheels that control power)

clutch noun (GROUP)

› /klʌtʃ/ [ C ] a group of eggs or young animals hatched from eggs:

several clutches of the infant sea turtles

› /klʌtʃ/ [ C ] A clutch is also a group of people, animals, or things:

The herders tend to small clutches of cattle and llamas.

clutch noun (BAG)

› /klʌtʃ/ [ C ] a small bag with no handle or strap, used esp. by women for carrying small personal items

clutchadjective

us ​ /klʌtʃ/

clutch adjective (PERFORMING WELL)

› able to do something when it is especially needed:

Moose, always reliable under pressure, was a tremendous clutch hitter.

(Definition of “clutch” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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