CLUTCH PEDAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)