Anagrams of: SLIPCLUTCH

• (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion

• breathe spasmodically, and make a sound

• the act of grasping

• a tense critical situation

• a number of birds hatched at the same time

• a collection of things or persons to be handled together

• a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand

• a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism

• a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism

• take hold of; grab

• hold firmly, usually with one's hands

• affect

• a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

• Empty oyster shells and other substances laid down on oyster grounds to furnish points for the attachment of the spawn of the oyster.

• Young or seed oysters together with the shells and other objects to which they are usually attached.

• Rubbish; debris; refuse.

• An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them.

• The woody fibre of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.

• A tuft or clump of grass.

• To beat or whip; to drub.

• To separate the woody fibre from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.

• strips of potato fried in deep fat

• the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration

• the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it

• a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)

• promotion by means of an argument and demonstration

• degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

• any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

• a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer

• a high approach shot in golf

• an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump

• abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

• the action or manner of throwing something

• throw or toss with a light motion

• move abruptly

• fall or plunge forward

• set to a certain pitch

• sell or offer for sale from place to place

• be at an angle

• heel over

• erect and fasten

• throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball

• hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin

• lead (a card) and establish the trump suit

• set the level or character of