double-declutch
double-declutch verb: a method of changing gear in a vehicle which doesn't have synchromesh. The clutch is depressed to disengage the current gear, released while in neutral, and depressed again to obtain the next gear.
Verb
double-declutch (third-person singular simple present double-declutches, present participle double-declutching, simple past and past participle double-declutched)
- A method of changing gear in a vehicle which doesn't have synchromesh. The clutch is depressed to disengage the current gear, released while in neutral, and depressed again to obtain the next gear.
- The Talbot-Darracq, with its leather seats
And Biddy in beside me! I could show.
Double-declutching to perfection now.1960 [1960], John Betjeman, Summoned by Bells, London: John Murray, page 89
- The Talbot-Darracq, with its leather seats
Forms of double-declutch
| third-person singular present | double-declutches |
|---|---|
| present participle | double-declutching |
| past participle | double-declutched |
| past | double-declutched |
Questions about double-declutch
- What does double-declutch mean?
- Double-declutch means a method of changing gear in a vehicle which doesn't have synchromesh. The clutch is depressed to disengage the current gear, released while in neutral, and depressed again to obtain the next gear.
- What part of speech is double-declutch?
- Double-declutch is a verb.
- What is the past tense of double-declutch?
- The past tense of double-declutch is double-declutched.
Words near double-declutch in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: double-declutch (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “double-declutch.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/double-declutch. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.