clutch

clutch

1. kytkin (moottoriajoneuvon vaihteiston osa, jolla moottori irrotetaan voimansiirrosta; ei sähkökytkin)

2. (petoeläimen) kynsi; kuva ote

3. kädessäpidettävä pieni laukku jossa ei ole kahvaa eikä olkahihnoja: iltalaukku

Liittyvät sanat: clutch disc, clutch plate

Synonyymisanakirja

clutch

kuristusote, syleily, halaus, kiinni pitäminen, tarttuminen, kiinni ottaminen, tarraaminen, kädenpuristus, puserrus, puristaminen lujasti, tarttuminen lujasti, ote, tarrautuminen, vapaapainiote, kytkin, kytkinpoljin, poljin, pedaali.

Rimmaavat sanat

clutch rimmaa näiden kanssa:

high tech, hi-tech, sandwich, brunch, kitsch...

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Englannin sanakirja

clutch (englanti > suomi)

1. kytkin

clutch englanniksi

1. To seize, as though with claws. (defdate)

to clutch power

2. Collier

A man may set the poles together in his head, and clutch the whole globe at one intellectual grasp.

3. Shakespeare

Is this a dagger which I see before me (..)? / Come, let me clutch thee.

4. To grip or grasp tightly. (defdate)

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

Not that I have the power to clutch my hand.

5. The claw of a predatory animal or bird. (defdate)

6. puhekieltä A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil. (defdate)

7. Cowper

the clutch of poverty

8. Carlyle

an expiring clutch at popularity

9. Bishop Stillingfleet

I must have (..) little care of myself, if I ever more come near the clutches of such a giant.

10. 1919, w:William Somerset Maugham|W. Somerset Maugham, w:The Moon and Sixpence|The Moon and Sixpence, s:The Moon and Sixpence/Chapter LVII|chapter 57

You scold yourself; you know it is only your nerves—and yet, and yet... In a little while it is impossible to resist the terror that seizes you, and you are helpless in the clutch of an unseen horror.

11. A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used between engine and gearbox in a car. (defdate)

12. The pedal in a car that disengages power transmission.

13. Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.

14. A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.

15. 1898, (w), (w) Chapter 4

The clutch which I had made to save myself in falling had torn away this chin-band and let the lower jaw drop on the breast; but little else was disturbed, and there was Colonel John Mohune resting as he had been laid out a century ago.

16. puhekieltä An important or critical situation.

17. (quote-journal)

18. (quote-book)

19. puhekieltä Performing or tending to perform well in difficult, high-pressure situations.

20. 2009, Scott Trocchia, The 2006 Yankees: The Frustration of a Nation, A Fans Perspective'', page 21:

I start with his most obvious characteristic: he was clutch. He is Mr. Clutch. In the last chapter I mentioned that Bernie Williams was clutch, which was a valid assessment, but nobody on the Yankees was as clutch as Jeter was.

21. A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs. (defdate)

22. A group or bunch (of people or things). (defdate)

23. 2012, The Economist, 22nd Sep., http://www.economist.com/node/21563333 Innovation in Government: Britains Local Labs''

No longer would Britons routinely blame the national government when things went wrong. Instead they would demand action from a new clutch of elected mayors, police commissioners and the like.

24. a (l) (device between engine and gearbox)

25. clutch pedal

trå in clutchen - step on the clutch

26. (short form of) clutch pedal (as in English)

27. (alternative form of)

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