A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car.
The claw of a predatory animal or bird.
An important or critical situation.
A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs.
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 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.
An electrical switch, in a generator or motor, that periodically reverses the direction of an electric current.
A binary map in a given group G, given by [g, h] = ghg⁻¹h⁻¹, where g and h are elements of G, which yields the group's identity if and only if the group operation commutes for g and h.
A binary map in a given ring R, given by [a, b] = ab − ba, where a and b are elements of R, which yields the ring's zero element if and only if the multiplication operation commutes for a and b.