To seize, as though with claws.
To unexpectedly or luckily succeed in a difficult activity.
To hatch.
To grip or grasp tightly.
To win in a 1vX (one versus X) situation.
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.
The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.
A difficult maneuver
Performing or tending to perform well in difficult, high-pressure situations.
To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.
To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing.
To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
To pass with pomp; to sweep.
To move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack something.
To search the ground for discarded cigarette butts that can be made into new cigarettes.
An instance, or the act of suddenly plunging downward.
A quick passage from one note to the next.
A sudden act of seizing.