" clutches "

 [ "clutching" ]

1: When you are playing an online game , and you are the only one alive on your team.You have to "Clutch"the round by killing the opposing team single-handedly. So clutching is surviving in a one versus five or more players situation, killing them and winning the game . Clutching a situation in other words is getting control over a close situation.

  * e.g.,  ... Mom-Dinner's ready ! 

 [ "Clutching" ]

1: When you are flashing a strap but don't pull the trigger or shot to kill.

  * e.g.,  ... Brah this nigga pulled up on me at the gas station and was clutching fool he saw I had my strap and got back in his car and peeled off. 

 [ "Clutch" ]

1: The ability to perform well on a certain activity at a particular moment, despite external pressures, influences or distractions.

  * e.g.,  ... Carly was clutch when she pulled off a perfect grade on her biochem exam, despite having March Madness going on for weeks prior. One of Michael Jordan's reasons for being the GOAT is due to clutch shooting in a do-or-die situation. 

 [ "Clutch" ]

1: On manual transmissions, the clutch is a mechanical device--operated by the clutch pedal--that engages and disengages the engine from the transmission so that you can change gears, idle without moving, etc. It generally consists of a clutch disc, a pressure plate, and a flywheel.

  * e.g.,  ... Dennis pushed in the clutch pedal as he shifted from third to fourth gear. 

 [ "Clutch" ]

1: Clutch; - Perfect, Exactly what is needed, (also used like "score" or "awesome", as an exclamation.)

  * e.g.,  ... ie; "Thank god there is a gas station right there, were almost on empty bro" "Clutch!" ie; "Dude I just found $30 in my pocket! Hella clutch!" 

 [ "in the clutch" ]

1: In the clutch means at perfect timing. Comes from the clutch in a manual transmission where perfect timing can mean the difference between a launch and a stall)

  * e.g.,  ... "Did you make your job interview yesterday? Heard your car wouldn't start." 

 [ "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." 

 [ "clutch" ]

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 

 [ "Clutch" ]

1: n.

  * e.g.,  ... Kobe can only sink 3's in the clutch 

 [ "Clutch" ]

2: the crucial moment that comes between winning and losing

  * e.g.,  ... (Derived from the clutch mechanism in a manual car, where perfect timing can mean the difference between a launch and a stall) 

 [ "Clutch" ]

3: adj.

 [ "Clutch" ]

4: being able to perform under extreme pressure