clutch vs mail

clutch

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

  • 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 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. 

mail

noun
  • A bag or wallet. 

  • The postal service or system in general. 

  • The letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person. 

  • The material conveyed by the postal service. 

  • Tax. 

  • A bag containing letters to be delivered by post. 

  • Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages. 

  • A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage. 

  • A monetary payment or tribute. 

  • Rent. 

  • A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried. 

  • Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc. 

  • Armour consisting of metal rings or plates linked together. 

  • An old French coin worth half a denier. 

verb
  • To send (a letter, parcel, etc.) through the mail. 

  • To arm with mail. 

  • To contact (a person) by electronic mail. 

  • To pinion. 

  • To send by electronic mail. 

How often have the words clutch and mail occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )