clasp clench clutch clutches grasp grip hold | the act of grasping, he released his clasp on my arm, he has a strong grip for an old man, she kept a firm hold on the railing |
accelerator accelerator pedal gas pedal gas throttle gun | a pedal that controls the throttle valve, he stepped on the gas |
brake pedal | foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder |
clutch | a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism, this year's model has an improved clutch |
clutch clutch pedal | a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism, he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other |
clutch bag clutch | a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand |
cone clutch cone friction clutch | a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are cone-shaped |
disk clutch | a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are disks |
friction clutch | a clutch in which one part turns the other by the friction between them |
pedal treadle foot pedal foot lever | a lever that is operated with the foot |
pedal pusher toreador pants | snug trousers ending at the calves, worn by women and girls |
slip clutch slip friction clutch | a friction clutch that will slip when the torque is too great |
soft pedal | a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound |
sustaining pedal loud pedal | a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating |
vertebrate foot pedal extremity | the extremity of the limb in vertebrates |
pedal point pedal | a sustained bass note |
batch clutch | a collection of things or persons to be handled together |
clutch | a number of birds hatched at the same time |
clutch | a tense critical situation, he is a good man in the clutch |
seize clutch get hold of | affect, Fear seized the prisoners, The patient was seized with unbearable pains, He was seized with a dreadful disease |
soft-pedal | play down or obscure, His advisers soft-pedaled the president's blunder |
seize prehend clutch | take hold of, grab, The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter, She clutched her purse, The mother seized her child by the arm, Birds of prey often seize small mammals |
cling to hold close hold tight clutch | hold firmly, usually with one's hands, She clutched my arm when she got scared |
pedal | operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument |
bicycle cycle bike pedal wheel | ride a bicycle |
pedal | of or relating to the feet, the word for a pedal extremity is `foot' |