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• clutch pedal — A foot operated pedal located on the floor of the vehicle to the left of the brake pedal on cars with manual transmission. When the clutch pedal is depressed, it disengages the clutch so the engine and the crankshaft can turn independently of the …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Clutch control — refers to the act of controlling the speed of a vehicle with a manual transmission by partially engaging the clutch plate, using the clutch pedal instead of (or in conjunction with) the accelerator pedal. The purpose of a clutch is in part to… …   Wikipedia

• Clutch — For other uses, see Clutch (disambiguation). Rear side of a Ford V6 engine, looking at the clutch housing on the flywheel …   Wikipedia

• clutch — [1] An electrically operated coupling device that connects or disconnects the compressor pulley and compressor shaft [2] A device that disconnects the engine from the transmission, to allow the vehicle to change gears, and then allows the engine… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• clutch — clutch1 clutchingly, adv. clutchy, adj. /kluch/, v.t. 1. to seize with or as with the hands or claws; snatch: The bird swooped down and clutched its prey with its claws. 2. to grip or hold tightly or firmly: She clutched the child s hand as they… …   Universalium

• clutch — I. verb Etymology: Middle English clucchen, from Old English clyccan Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to grasp or hold with or as if with the hand or claws usually strongly, tightly, or suddenly 2. obsolete clench intransitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• clutch — I. /klʌtʃ / (say kluch) verb (t) 1. to seize with, or as with, the hands or claws; grasp; grip. 2. to grip or hold tightly or firmly. –noun 3. the hand, claw, paw, etc., when grasping. 4. (usually plural) power of disposal or control; mastery: in …  

• clutch — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. seize eagerly; grasp tightly. 2 intr. (foll. by at) snatch suddenly. n. 1 a a tight grasp. b (foll. by at) grasping. 2 (in pl.) grasping hands, esp. as representing a cruel or relentless grasp or control. 3 a (in a motor… …   Useful english dictionary

• clutch — 1. noun a) A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used between engine and gearbox in a car. 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… …   Wiktionary

• Double clutch — For the Transformers character see Double Clutch (Transformers). This article is about the driving technique. For the semi automatic transmission with two clutches, see dual clutch transmission. A double clutch (also called a double declutch) is… …   Wikipedia

• Automobile pedal — Hanging pedals in a Subaru Legacy. From left to right: foot rest, clutch, brake, gas …   Wikipedia