Definition of Declutch

1. Verb. Disengage the clutch of a car.

Generic synonyms: Disengage

Definition of Declutch

1. Verb. To disengage the clutch on a vehicle or other engine with PTO ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Declutch

1. to release the clutch [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Declutch

declinometer
declinometers
declinous
declive
declivis
declivities
declivitous
declivity
decloak
decloaked
decloaking
decloaks
declogging
declolorise
declustering
declutch (current term)
declutter
decluttered
declutterer
declutterers
decluttering
declutters
deco
decoagulant
decocainize
decocainized
decocainizing
decock
decocked
decocking

Literary usage of Declutch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Gasoline and how to Use it by George Arthur Burrell, Oil statistical society, inc., Boston (1916)
"... as is the usual practice, will declutch, shift to neutral, let his clutch in and declutch again before completing the change. ..."

2. Bulletin by Federal Board for Vocational Education, United States (1917)
"(Caution: Do not declutch while coasting. Engaging a clutch with gears in low and engine turning slowly and car coasting at fairly high rate of speed is ..."

3. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"The first thing needed ia to declutch and the next is rapid and intelligent use of the wheel. Brake Bands, how to clean. Q. — What plan i« best to cause ..."

4. History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the by Archibald Alison (1860)
"... notwithstanding their; ' ° * Th. viu. * The sick and wounded in the French army at this period were no less than 15000.—Confidential declutch ..."

5. Automobile Engineering: A General Reference Work by American Technical Society (1921)
"Three fingers are used to clutch and declutch generally, the amount of movement being adjustable. A single spring of large diameter and large-size wire is ..."

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