clutch vs coach

clutch

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

  • 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. 

  • A difficult maneuver 

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. 

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

coach

noun
  • A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power. 

  • The part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; the economy section. 

  • The lower-fare service whose passengers sit in this part of the airplane or train; economy class. 

  • The forward part of the cabin space under the poop deck of a sailing ship; the fore-cabin under the quarter deck. 

  • A trainer or instructor. 

  • A long-distance, or privately hired, bus. 

  • A passenger car, either drawn by a locomotive or part of a multiple unit. 

verb
  • To instruct; to train. 

  • To train. 

  • To travel in a coach (sometimes coach it). 

  • To convey in a coach. 

  • To study under a tutor. 

adv
  • Via the part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; via the economy section. 

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