clutch

clutch

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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

clutch

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

Katso synonyymisanakirja

Riimisanakirja: clutch

clutch rimmaa näiden kanssa:

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

Katso riimisanakirja

Käännökset: clutch

clutch suomeksi

kytkin, käsilaukku, joukko, tarrautuminen, takertua

• kytkin

clutch englanniksi

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

to clutch power

• Collier

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

• Shakespeare

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

• 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.

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

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

• Cowper

the clutch of poverty

• Carlyle

an expiring clutch at popularity

• Bishop Stillingfleet

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

• 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.

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

• The pedal in a car that disengages power transmission.

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

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

• 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.

• puhekieltä An important or critical situation.

• (quote-journal)

• (quote-book)

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

• 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.

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

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

• 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.

• a (l) (device between engine and gearbox)

• clutch pedal

trå in clutchen - step on the clutch

• (short form of) clutch pedal (as in English)

• (alternative form of)

Katso clutch englanniksi

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