beef vs clutch

beef

verb
  • To fail or mess up. 

  • To feud or hold a grudge against. 

  • To cry. 

  • To add weight or strength to. 

  • To fart; break wind. 

  • To complain. 

adj
  • Consisting of or containing beef as an ingredient. 

  • Being a bovine animal that is being raised for its meat. 

  • Producing or known for raising lots of beef. 

  • Beefy; powerful; robust. 

noun
  • A grudge; dislike (of something or someone); lack of faith or trust (in something or someone); a reason for a dislike or grudge. (often + with) 

  • The edible portions of a cow (including those which are not meat). 

  • Muscle or musculature; size, strength or potency. 

  • Essence, content; the important part of a document or project. 

  • The meat from a cow, bull, or other bovine. 

  • Bovine animals. 

  • Fibrous calcite or limestone, especially when occurring in a jagged layer between shales in Dorset. 

  • A bovine (cow or bull) being raised for its meat. 

clutch

verb
  • To unexpectedly or luckily succeed in a difficult activity. 

  • To hatch. 

  • To seize, as though with claws. 

  • To grip or grasp tightly. 

  • To win in a 1vX (one versus X) situation. 

noun
  • The claw of a predatory animal or bird. 

  • An important or critical situation. 

  • A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs. 

  • A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car. 

  • A fastener that attaches to the back of a tack pin to secure an accessory to clothing. (See Clutch (pin fastener).) 

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

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

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

  • A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil. 

  • The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels. 

  • A difficult maneuver 

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

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