double-clutch

verb

To change down gears in a motor vehicle by using the clutch once to move from a gear to neutral, engaging transmission in neutral, and then using the clutch again to move from neutral to the lower gear; to double-declutch.

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Meanings

verbdouble-clutch (third-person singular simple present double-clutches, present participle double-clutching, simple past and past participle double-clutched)

present singular third person double-clutches · participle present double-clutching · participle past double-clutched · past double-clutched

  1. To change down gears in a motor vehicle by using the clutch once to move from a gear to neutral, engaging transmission in neutral, and then using the clutch again to move from neutral to the lower gear; to double-declutch.
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APA

double-clutch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-clutch

MLA

“double-clutch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-clutch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double-clutch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-clutch.

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