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    [Verb]  | "clutch" | \ ˈkləch \


    1: to grasp or hold with or as if with the hand or claws usually strongly, tightly, or suddenly

    2: clench

    3: to seek to grasp and hold

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English clucchen, from Old English clyccan;

    [Verb]  | "dou*ble-clutch" | \ ˌdə-bəl-ˈkləch \


    1: to shift gears in an automotive vehicle by shifting into neutral and pumping the clutch before shifting to another gear

    Origin: 1928 ;

    [Noun]  | "clutch" 


    1: the claws or a hand in the act of grasping or seizing firmly

    2: an often cruel or unrelenting control, power, or possession

    3: the act of grasping, holding, or restraining

    Origin: 13th century ;

     See: {clutch:1 };

    [Noun]  | "clutch" 


    1: a nest of eggs or a brood of chicks

    2: group, bunch

    Origin: 1721 ;

     Alteration of dialect English cletch hatching, brood;

    [Noun]  | "clutch bag" 


    1: a woman's small usually strapless handbag

    Origin: 1947 ;

    [Noun]  | "friction clutch" 


    1: a clutch in which connection is made through sliding friction

    Origin: circa 1842 ;

    [Adjective]  | "clutch" 


    1: made or done in a crucial situation

    2: successful in a crucial situation

    Origin: 1929 ;

    [Idiom]  | "in the clutch" 


    1: in a very important or critical situation especially during a sports competition

    [Noun]  | "clutch" 


    1: a number of things considered as a unit;


      * e.g., " ... a clutch of medals adorned the general's chest "



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    2: a usually small number of persons considered as a unit;


      * e.g., " ... a clutch of people traveling together "



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    [Noun]  | "clutch" 


    1: a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action;


      * e.g., " ... a football quarterback who always comes through in the clutch "




    2: the right or means to command or control others;


      * e.g., " ... a nation no longer living in the clutch of a cruel tyrant "



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    [Noun]  | "clutch bag" 


    1: as in clutch, minaudière;


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    [Noun]  | "clutch bags" 


    1: as in clutches, minaudières;


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    [Verb]  | "clutch" 


    1: to have or keep in one's hands;


      * e.g., " ... he clutched the eggs carefully so he wouldn't drop them "



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     [ "clutch" ]

    1: Exactly what you need, exactly when you need it.

      * e.g.,  ... "The other day I was really hungry but thought I had no money on me. Then I found five dollars in my jacket pocket--that was clutch." 

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    1: to perform under pressure

      * e.g.,  ... In the last few seconds of a close game, only a player with clutch can lead the team to victory. 

     [ "clutch" ]

    1: coming in handy, just what was needed, essential or sweet

      * e.g.,  ... Mike: Good thing we packed the umbrella b4 we left 

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    1: coming through when you are needed most in high pressure situations

      * e.g.,  ... "yo did you see that catch? that was clutch" 

     [ "clutch" ]

    1:  When someone performs under pressure situations

      * e.g.,  ...  Derek Jeter is a clutch hitter. 

     [ "clutch" ]

    2:  When something good happens you can say clutch

      * e.g.,  ...  The Yankees won the world series, that is so clutch. 

     [ "clutch" ]

    3:  The pedal used to shift gears in a manual car

      * e.g.,  ...  Hold the clutch down to shift to fourth. 

     [ "clutch" ]

    1: The assembly that engages and disengages a transmission. Performing successfully while under pressure. A group of baby birds. A ladies handbag. A grasp or hold.

      * e.g.,  ... Nice work with that clutch dumbass, that gear didn't need all those teeth anyway! 

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    1: adj.

      * e.g.,  ... Lesbian posters are clutch for attracting babes. 

     [ "clutch" ]

    2: Essential to success.

      * e.g.,  ... I clutched the gearshift in my hand and hit the clutch. 

     [ "clutch" ]

    3:  Tending to be successful in difficult situations.

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    4: v.intr.

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    5: To attempt to grasp or seize.

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    6: v.tr.

     [ "clutch" ]

    7: To grasp and hold tightly.

     [ "clutch" ]

    8: n.

     [ "clutch" ]

    9:  A grasp or a hand in the act of grasping.

     [ "clutch" ]

    10:  Control or power.

     [ "clutch" ]

    11:  A critical situation.

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    12:  A device for gripping and holding (e.g. in a motor vehicle).

     [ "clutch" ]

    1: Great, Essential, and Potent rolled into a single word. Clutch is also used to describe something that is done, not something that is.

      * e.g.,  ... Stealing your orange soda was so clutch. 

     [ "clutch" ]

    1: finding an arnold palmer half and half when really thirsty.

      * e.g.,  ... i was very thirsty and there was nothing to drink. i found an arnold palmer thats clutch 

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    1: key, perfect, appropriate

      * e.g.,  ... a-"Emily, that is so clutch!" 

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