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nounDefinition of CLUTCH
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a : the claws or a hand in the act of grasping or seizing firmly b : an often cruel or unrelenting control, power, or possession <the fell clutch of circumstance — W. E. Henley> c : the act of grasping, holding, or restraining
2
a : a coupling used to connect and disconnect a driving and a driven part (as an engine and a transmission) of a mechanism b : a lever (as a pedal) operating such a clutch
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: a tight or critical situation : pinch <come through in the clutch>
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First Known Use of CLUTCH
13th century
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