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declutch

[ dee-kluhch ]
/ diˈklʌtʃ /
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verb (used without object)
to release a clutch.
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Origin of declutch

de- + clutch1

Words nearby declutch

declive, declivitous, declivity, declivous, Declomycin, declutch, declutter, deco, decoct, decoction, decode
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How to use declutch in a sentence

  • The artificer in charge of the motors acted promptly on the order to declutch and then reverse.

    A Sub and a Submarine|Percy F. Westerman

British Dictionary definitions for declutch

declutch
/ (dɪˈklʌtʃ) /
verb
(intr) to disengage the clutch of a motor vehicle
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