CLUTCH
/klสtอกส/
13
Scrabble
16
WWF
C(3) L(1) U(1) T(1) C(3) H(4)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/klสtอกส/
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.
verb
- To seize, as though with claws.“to clutch power”
- To grip or grasp tightly.“She clutched her purse tightly and walked nervously into the building.”
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: CLUTCH-Y
