ál — meaning in English

English meaning

• brood noun A group of young animals, especially birds, hatched or raised together.
• clutch verb To grip or hold onto something tightly.
• litter noun Rubbish or trash left lying around in a public place.

Senses

ál is used for these senses in English:

• brood (countable, uncountable) The children in one family; offspring.
• clutch A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car. [from 19th c.]
• litter (countable) The whole group of live young born at the same time, typically in reference to mammals or (figurative, pejorative) unpleasant people or objects. [1486]

brood — full definition

1. noun A group of young animals, especially birds, hatched or raised together.
2. noun Informal term for the children of one family.
3. verb Of a bird, to sit on eggs to keep them warm until they hatch.
4. verb To dwell unhappily on one's thoughts, often alone.

clutch — full definition

1. verb To grip or hold onto something tightly.
2. noun The pedal or mechanism in a vehicle that disengages the engine from the wheels while changing gear.
3. noun A small handbag without straps, carried in the hand.
4. adj Performing well under pressure, especially in sport (informal, chiefly US).

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