clutch pedal

nounB2technical · an editor’s judgementNot compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

The clutch pedal disconnects the engine from the wheels while you change gear. The left-hand one, and the reason learning to drive is hard.

Pressing it separates two plates so the gearbox can be changed without grinding, and letting it up too fast is what stalls the car. Automatic cars do not have one at all. The biting point is where the plates begin to touch, and finding it on a hill start is the single most feared moment of any driving test in Britain.

Definitions of clutch pedal

1nounclutch pedalThe pedal that disengages the engine while changing gear.B2
“Take your foot off the clutch pedal slowly.”

Practised in A Man Called Ove, Vehicles & Machines

First appears in chapter 27 of A Man Called Ove.

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clutch pedal

nounB2technical · an editor’s judgementNot compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

The clutch pedal disconnects the engine from the wheels while you change gear. The left-hand one, and the reason learning to drive is hard.

Definitions of clutch pedal

1nounclutch pedalThe pedal that disengages the engine while changing gear.B2
“Take your foot off the clutch pedal slowly.”

Practised in A Man Called Ove, Vehicles & Machines

First appears in chapter 27 of A Man Called Ove.

Practise this word