clutch vs frog

clutch

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

  • 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 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 

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. 

frog

noun
  • An ornate fastener for clothing consisting of an oblong button (covered with netted thread), toggle, or knot, that fits through a loop. 

  • A French person. 

  • Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop. 

  • A French-speaking person from Quebec. 

  • defector: a politician who simply switches between different political parties. 

  • The part of a violin bow (or that of other similar string instruments such as the viola, cello and contrabass) located at the end held by the player, to which the horsehair is attached. 

  • An organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof that assists in the circulation of blood. 

  • The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running-rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof). 

  • A type of fishing lure that resembles a frog. 

  • The depression in the upper face of a pressed or handmade clay brick. 

  • Road. Shorter, more common form of frog and toad. 

  • A leather or fabric loop used to attach a sword or bayonet, or its scabbard, to a waist or shoulder belt. 

verb
  • To unravel part of (a knitted garment) while knitting it in order to correct a mistake. 

  • To use a pronged plater to transfer (cells) to another plate. 

  • To hunt or trap frogs. 

  • To ornament or fasten a coat, etc. with frogs. 

  • To spatchcock (a chicken). 

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