Clutch Pedal (Noun)
Meaning
A pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism; "he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The clutch pedal was a crucial component of the manual transmission vehicle she had learned to drive.
- The instructor carefully explained to his students the correct method of using the clutch pedal when shifting gears.
- Pressing the clutch pedal allowed her to transition smoothly between the gears.
- His experienced foot danced on the clutch pedal and accelerator with a precision born of years of practice.
- Depressing the clutch pedal enabled the mechanic to check for the worn-out bearings that caused the strange grinding noise.