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rode the clutch

rode the clutch is the simple past of ride the clutch.

Meaning of ride the clutch

Verb

ride the clutch (third-person singular simple present rides the clutch, present participle riding the clutch, simple past rode the clutch, past participle ridden the clutch)

  1. To slip the clutch (of a manual transmission) excessively, such that its working life will be shortened; especially, to keep one's foot or hand on the clutch pedal or lever even when no slipping of the clutch is needed.
    • In Sydney you'd better be riding the clutch and completely in sync with the traffic lights so that your car is already moving as they turn green.2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 65

Questions about rode the clutch

What is rode the clutch the simple past of?
Rode the clutch is the simple past of ride the clutch.

Words near rode the clutch in the dictionary

  1. rode tall in the saddle
  2. rode the bench
  3. rode the boards
  4. rode the brakes
  5. rode the clock
  6. rode the clutch
  7. rode the coattails
  8. rode the cock carousel
  9. rode the cotton bicycle
  10. rode the cotton horse
  11. rode the cotton pony

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