declutch

[ dee-kluhch ]

/ diˈklʌtʃ /

verb (used without object)

to release a clutch.

Words nearby declutch

declive, declivitous, declivity, declivous, declomycin, declutch, declutter, deco, decoct, decoction, decode

Origin of declutch

de- + clutch¹

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Examples from the Web for declutch

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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