clutch

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Oh yeah, it was easy, the clutch pedal switch failed, duh, that's a $5 part and 10 minutes to replace.

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Quick take

the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of clutch gathered in one view.

noun

the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"

noun

a tense critical situation; "he is a good man in the clutch"

noun

a number of birds hatched at the same time

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for clutch.

noun

the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"

See also: clasp, clench, clutches, grasp, grip, hold

noun

a tense critical situation; "he is a good man in the clutch"

noun

a number of birds hatched at the same time

noun

a collection of things or persons to be handled together

noun

a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand

noun

a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism; "he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other"

noun

a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism; "this year's model has an improved clutch"

verb

take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"

verb

hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared"

verb

affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"

Example sentences

Oh yeah, it was easy, the clutch pedal switch failed, duh, that's a $5 part and 10 minutes to replace.

You're hiring a programmer not a clutch outside shooter for your basketball team.

So vim is really about these things, I don't how far the pedal/clutch experiments gel with this concept.

When they're in the clutch moments, they're not stressing about how what they're doing looks, they're in "the zone," their mind lets go and instincts take over.

On Ferraris and Lamborghinis, it's a simple job that costs a few $thousand - drop the transmission, replace clutch and flywheel, and you're good.

Unless your code consistently has a lot of fires that need to be put out in short order there's no reason to filter people based on clutch performance.

It is essentially two gearboxes in one complete transmission package, where both gearboxes possess their own clutch.

Sure he can afford to purchase it, but as soon as he needs to replace the $4,000 clutch, he's going to go broke or have a broken, rotting vehicle stuck in his driveway.

An occasional late-nighter on a critical project helps cement your reputation as a clutch player.

LeBron, likely fueled by all the criticisms about his ability to perform in the clutch and his will to win, appears to be on a mission to prove everybody wrong and finally win his first championship.

>All other things the same, a dual clutch is not much faster than a properly-operated manually-clutched gearboxFormula One drivers in the early 90s were the only ones really able to come close, with shift times between 150 and 200ms.