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Clutch

klʌtʃ

Clutch definitions
verb
clutch clutched clutches clutching
  1. grasp (something) tightly

    "he stood clutching a microphone"

    grip grasp clasp cling to hang on to clench hold reach for snatch at make a grab for catch at claw at
noun
clutch clutches
  1. a tight grasp

    "she made a clutch at his body"

    • a person's power or control, especially when regarded as inescapable

      "Tom had fallen into Amanda's clutches"

  2. a mechanism for connecting and disconnecting an engine and the transmission system in a vehicle, or the working parts of any machine

    "she let the clutch in and the car surged forward"

    • the pedal operating the clutch in a vehicle
  3. a clutch bag
adjective
clutch clutcher clutchest
  1. (in sport) denoting or occurring at a critical situation in which the outcome of a game or competition is at stake

    "they both are hard-nosed players who seem to thrive in clutch situations"

    • (of a player or action) achieving or characterized by success at a critical moment in a game or competition

      "a clutch quarterback"