An important or critical situation.
The claw of a predatory animal or bird.
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
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.
Performing or tending to perform well in difficult, high-pressure situations.
A situation.
The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.
Unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions, and their effects.
The direction from which the wind is blowing; used attributively to indicate the windward side.
To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.
To pass to windward in a vessel, especially to beat 'round.
To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.
To sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to endure; to resist.
To expose to the weather, or show the effects of such exposure, or to withstand such effects.
To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.
Facing towards the flow of a fluid, usually air.