unclutch
English
Etymology
un- + clutch
Verb
unclutch (third-person singular simple present unclutches, present participle unclutching, simple past and past participle unclutched)
- (transitive) To open (something tightly closed).
- Dr. H. More
- Unclutch his griping hand.
- Dr. H. More
- (transitive) To disengage (a clutch, etc.).
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for unclutch in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)