click vs clutch

click

noun
  • A pawl or similar catch. 

  • A single instance of content on the Internet being accessed. 

  • A detent, pawl, or ratchet, such as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. 

  • The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software. 

  • The latch of a door. 

  • The act of making a clicking sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and then releasing to strike the palm; a snap. 

  • The act of operating a switch, etc., so that it clicks. 

  • An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure. 

  • A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock, or a latch. 

  • Sound made by a dolphin. 

  • A limb contortion at the joint, part of vogue dancing. 

intj
  • The sound of a click. 

verb
  • To press and release (a button on a computer mouse). 

  • To emit a click. 

  • To snap the fingers. 

  • To visit (a web site). 

  • To make sense suddenly. 

  • Of a film, to be successful at the box office. 

  • To select a software item using, usually, but not always, the pressing of a mouse button. 

  • To cause to make a click; to operate (a switch, etc) so that it makes a click. 

  • To navigate by clicking a mouse button. 

  • To get along well. 

  • To take (a photograph) with a camera. 

  • To achieve success in one's career or a breakthrough, often the first time. 

clutch

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. 

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. 

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