clutch vs dog

clutch

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

  • 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). 

  • 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 

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. 

dog

noun
  • Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection. 

  • A hot dog: a frankfurter, wiener, or similar sausage; or a sandwich made from this. 

  • A male dog, wolf, or fox, as opposed to a bitch or vixen. 

  • The meat of this animal, eaten as food 

  • A flop; a film that performs poorly at the box office. 

  • A man, guy, chap. 

  • The eighteenth Lenormand card. 

  • One of the cones used to divide up a racetrack when training horses. 

  • Something that performs poorly. 

  • Any member of the family Canidae, including domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, foxes, and their relatives (extant and extinct); canid. 

  • A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet wheel, to restrain the back action. 

  • A sexually aggressive man. 

  • Underdog. 

  • Foot. 

  • The species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding. 

  • Someone who is cowardly, worthless, or morally reprehensible. 

  • A dull, unattractive girl or woman. 

  • A metal support for logs in a fireplace. 

  • (from "dog and bone") Phone or mobile phone. 

adj
  • Of inferior quality; dogshit. 

verb
  • To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished. 

  • To criticize. 

  • To pursue with the intent to catch. 

  • To divide (a watch) with a comrade. 

  • To fasten a hatch securely. 

  • To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place. 

  • To follow in an annoying or harassing way. 

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