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CLUTCH PEDAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
Example:
he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other
Synonyms:
clutch; clutch pedal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("clutch pedal" is a kind of...):
foot lever; foot pedal; pedal; treadle (a lever that is operated with the foot)
Holonyms ("clutch pedal" is a part of...):
clutch (a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism)
