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📚 noun • entry_id 4090

clutch

/klʌt͡ʃ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cloch • cloche • closh • clutch • croche • embrague
A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car.
cloch • cloche • closh • clutch • croche • embrague
The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.
📚 verb • entry_id 4089

clutch

/klʌt͡ʃ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
aferrar
To grip or grasp tightly.
Not that I haue the power to clutch my hand,
She clutched her purse tightly and walked nervously into the building.