- clutch
- 1. verb
1) ((with at) to try to take hold of: I clutched at a floating piece of wood to save myself from drowning.) gripe hardt fatt i; gripe etter2) (to hold tightly (in the hands): She was clutching a 50-cent piece.) holde hardt på2. noun1) (control or power: He fell into the clutches of the enemy.) hardt grep, klo, i klørne på2) ((the pedal operating) a device by means of which two moving parts of an engine may be connected or disconnected: He released the clutch and the car started to move.) kløtsj, koplingspedal•koplingIsubst. \/klʌtʃ\/1) (hardt) grep, fast tak2) (teknikk) kobling, clutch, kløtsj, klo3) (teknikk) clutchpedalclutches (flertall, overført) klør• get into somebody's clutcheskomme i klørne på noendisengage the clutch (teknikk) trå inn clutchpedalenlet\/slip in the clutch eller engage the clutch (teknikk) slippe opp clutchpedalen (på f.eks. bil)make a clutch at gripe etter, snappeIIsubst. \/klʌtʃ\/1) (om fugleunger eller egg) kull2) klyngeIIIverb \/klʌtʃ\/1) gripe (hardt) fatt i, gripe (hardt) tak i, hake seg fast i, henge seg fast i2) trykke• she clutched her doll to her breastclutch at klynge seg til, gripe etterclutch at straws (overført) gripe etter et halmstrå
English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.