clutch vs packet

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. 

packet

noun
  • A plastic bag. 

  • Synonym of package (“male genitalia”) 

  • A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel 

  • Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed days of sailing; a mail boat. Packet boat, ship, vessel (Wikipedia). 

  • A specimen envelope containing small, dried plants or containing parts of plants when attached to a larger sheet. 

  • A large amount of money. 

  • A small fragment of data as transmitted on some types of network, notably Ethernet networks (Wikipedia). 

verb
  • To send in a packet or dispatch vessel. 

  • To make up into a packet or bundle. 

  • To ply with a packet or dispatch boat. 

  • To subject to a denial-of-service attack in which a large number of data packets are sent. 

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