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clutch
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kl?t??/
- Rhymes: -?t?
Etymology 1
From Middle English clucchen, clicchen, cluchen, clechen, cleken, from Old English cly??an (“to clutch, clench”), from Proto-Germanic *klukjan?, from Proto-Germanic *klu- (“to ball up, conglomerate, amass”), from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to ball up; lump, mass”).Cognate with Swedish klyka (“clamp, fork, branch”). The noun is from Middle English cleche, cloche, cloke ("claw, talon, hand"; compare Scots cleuk, cluke, cluik (“claw, talon”)), of uncertain origin, with the form probably assimilated to the verb.
Alternative etymology derives Old English cly??an from Proto-Germanic *kl?k- (“claw, hand”), from Proto-Indo-European *gl?k-, *?l??- (“claw, hand; to clutch, snatch”). If so, then cognate with Irish glac (“hand”).
Alternative forms
- cletch, clitch, cleach (dialectal)
- cleak, cleek, cleik, click (dialectal)
- clouch (obsolete)
Verb
clutch (third-person singular simple present clutches, present participle clutching, simple past and past participle clutched)
- To seize, as though with claws. [from 14th c.]
- a. 1700, Jeremy Collier, A Thought
- A man may set the poles together in his head, and clutch the whole globe at one intellectual grasp.
- a. 1700, Jeremy Collier, A Thought
- To grip or grasp tightly. [from 17th c.]
Synonyms
- (grip or grasp tightly): clasp, grasp, grip; See also Thesaurus:grasp
Translations
Noun
clutch (plural clutches)
- The claw of a predatory animal or bird. [from 13th c.]
- (by extension) A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil. [from 16th c.]
- the clutch of poverty
- 1676, Edward Stillingfleet, A defence of the discourse concerning the idolatry practised in the Church of Rome […]
- I must have […] little care of myself, if I ever more come near the clutches of such a giant.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 57
- You scold yourself; you know it is only your nerves—and yet, and yet... In a little while, it is impossible to resist the terror that seizes you, and you are helpless in the clutch of an unseen horror.
- A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car. [from 19th c.]
- The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.
- Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.
- A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.
- 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 4
- The clutch which I had made to save myself in falling had torn away from this chin-band and let the lower jaw drop on the breast, but little else was disturbed, and there was Colonel John Mohune resting as he had been laid out a century ago.
- 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 4
Synonyms
- (small handbag): clutch bag
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Variant form of cletch, from Middle English cleken (“to hatch”), perhaps from Old Norse klekja (“to hatch”).
Noun
clutch (plural clutches) (collective)
- A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs. [from 18th c.]
- A group or bunch (of people or things). [from 20th c.]
- 2012, The Economist, 22nd Sep., Innovation in Government: Britain's Local Labs
- No longer would Britons routinely blame the national government when things went wrong. Instead they would demand action from a new clutch of elected mayors, police commissioners and the like.
- 2012, The Economist, 22nd Sep., Innovation in Government: Britain's Local Labs
Derived terms
- clutch initiation
- subclutch
Translations
Verb
clutch (third-person singular simple present clutches, present participle clutching, simple past and past participle clutched)
- (transitive) To hatch.
Etymology 3
Unknown; possibly analagous to clinch, pinch, which have similar senses.
Noun
clutch (plural clutches)
- (US) An important or critical situation.
Translations
Adjective
clutch (comparative more clutch, superlative most clutch)
- (US, Canada) Performing or tending to perform well in difficult, high-pressure situations.
Derived terms
- clutch artist
- clutch hitter
References
- clutch at OneLook Dictionary Search
- clutch in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- cultch
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- kløtsj
Etymology
From English clutch
Noun
clutch m (definite singular clutchen, indefinite plural clutcher, definite plural clutchene)
- a clutch (device between engine and gearbox)
- clutch pedal
- trå in clutchen - step on the clutch
Synonyms
- kobling
- kopling
References
- “clutch” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- kløtsj
Etymology
From English clutch
Noun
clutch m (definite singular clutchen, indefinite plural clutchar, definite plural clutchane)
- a clutch (device between engine and gearbox)
- (short form of) clutch pedal (as in English)
Synonyms
- kopling
References
- “clutch” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?klot??/, [?klot??]
Noun
clutch m (plural clutches)
- Alternative form of cloche
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snag
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?snæ?/
- Rhymes: -æ?
Etymology 1
Of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Old Norse snagi (“clothes peg”), perhaps ultimately from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *snakk-, *sn?gg, variations of *snakan? (“to crawl, creep, wind about”).
Compare Norwegian snag, snage (“protrusion; projecting point”), Icelandic snagi (“peg”). Also see Dutch snoek (“pike”).
Noun
snag (plural snags)
- A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.
- Synonyms: knot, protuberance
- The coat of arms / Now on a naked snag in triumph borne.
- A dead tree that remains standing.
- A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk.
- (by extension) Any sharp protuberant part of an object, which may catch, scratch, or tear other objects brought into contact with it.
- A tooth projecting beyond the others; a broken or decayed tooth.
- To see our women's teeth look white,
And ev'ry saucy ill - bred fellow
Sneers at a mouth profoundly yellow.
In China none hold women sweet,
Except their snags are black as jet# (figuratively) A problem or difficulty with something.
- To see our women's teeth look white,
- Synonym: hitch
- A pulled thread or yarn, as in cloth.
- One of the secondary branches of an antler.
- Synonyms: tine, point
Derived terms
- snaggy
- snaglike
Translations
Verb
snag (third-person singular simple present snags, present participle snagging, simple past and past participle snagged)
- To catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection.
- To damage or sink (a vessel) by collision; said of a tree or branch fixed to the bottom of a navigable body of water and partially submerged or rising to just beneath the surface.
- (fishing) To fish by means of dragging a large hook or hooks on a line, intending to impale the body (rather than the mouth) of the target.
- (slang, transitive) To obtain or pick up.
- 2017, Off Track Planet's Travel Guide for the Young, Sexy, and Broke
- Tickets are cheaper the younger you are—snag a youth ticket (if you're twenty-five or under) for a 35 percent discount. If both you and your travel partner are twenty-six or older, the Small Group Saver will knock off 15 percent.
- 2017, Off Track Planet's Travel Guide for the Young, Sexy, and Broke
- (Britain, dialect) To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly.
- 1846, Sir Richard Levinge, "Echoes from the Backwoods", in The New Monthly Volume 76
- When felled and snagged, one end of the tree is placed upon a small sledge, and dragged out of the bush by oxen
- 1846, Sir Richard Levinge, "Echoes from the Backwoods", in The New Monthly Volume 76
Translations
Etymology 2
The Australian National Dictionary Centre suggests that snag as slang for "sausage" most likely derives from the earlier British slang for "light meal", although it makes no comment on how it came to be specifically applied to sausages.Meanings and origins of Australian words and idioms The word's use in football slang originates as a shortening of "sausage roll", rhyming slang for "goal", to sausage, and hence, by synonymy, snag.
Noun
snag (plural snags)
- (Britain, dialect, obsolete) A light meal.
- (Australia, informal, colloquial) A sausage. [From 1937.]
- Synonyms: (UK) banger, (NZ) snarler
- 2005, Peter Docker, Someone Else?s Country, 2010, ReadHowYouWant, page 116,
- I fire up the barbie and start cooking snags.
- 2007, Jim Ford, Don't Worry, Be Happy: Beijing to Bombay with a Backpack, page 196,
- ‘You can get the chooks and snags from the fridge if you want,’ he replied.
- I smiled, remembering my bewilderment upon receiving exactly the same command at my very first barbecue back in Sydney a month after I?d first arrived.
- 2010, Fiona Wallace, Sense and Celebrity, page 25,
- ‘Hungry? We?ve got plenty of roo,’ one of the men said as she walked up. He pointed with his spatula, ‘and pig snags, cow snags, beef and chicken.’
- (Australian rules football, slang) A goal.
- 2003, Greg Baum, "Silver anniversary of a goal achieved", The Age
- "It just kept coming down and I just kept putting them through the middle," he said. "I got an opportunity, and I kicked a few snags."
- 2003, Greg Baum, "Silver anniversary of a goal achieved", The Age
Translations
See also
- Appendix:Australian rhyming slang
- Appendix:Australian rules football slang
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
snag (plural snags)
- A misnaged, an opponent to Chassidic Judaism (more likely modern, for cultural reasons).
References
Anagrams
- AGNs, ANGs, GANs, GNAs, NSAG, gans, nags, sang
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?n??a?/
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
snag m (genitive singular snaga, nominative plural snaganna)
- a catch (hesitation in voice), gasp, sob
- a lull (period of rest)
Declension
Derived terms
- snagcheol (“jazz”)
Etymology 2
Probably related to Scottish Gaelic snag (“sharp knock”), also "wood-pecker."
Noun
snag m (genitive singular snaga, nominative plural snaganna)
- a treecreeper (bird of the family Certhiidae)
- Synonym: beangán
- goby (fish)
- Synonym: mac siobháin
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Further reading
- "snag" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “snag” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “snag” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Related to snaidh (“hew, chip”), from Proto-Celtic *sknad, from Proto-Indo-European *k(?)end- or *k(?)enHd(?)-, see also Sanskrit ????? (kh?dati, “to chew, to bite”) and Persian ??????? (xâyidan, “to chew”).
Noun
snag f (genitive singular snaige, plural snagan)
- sharp knock (sound)
Derived terms
- snagan-daraich
Mutation
References
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