Definition of a clutch

clutch

adjective

great; "awesome"; "cool".

Citation from "Nepotism", The Office (TV, 2010), Season 7 Episode 1 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Pepsi is the clutchest chaser when drinking.
- See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.
Last edited on Apr 12 2013. Submitted by steph from WI, USA on Feb 16 2000.
helpful during a difficult situation or period of time. Something that "came through in the clutch", that is, came through in a difficult or trying time.
That money you sent me was clutch.
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Last edited on Dec 11 2002. Submitted by Brooklyn from New York, NY, USA on Dec 11 2002.
Essential
Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista delivers clutch double in win over Chicago Cubs" --http://sports.nati.

Last edited on Sep 11 2014. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 11 2014.

noun

a difficult or trying time. Often used in sports to describe a player or team's ability (or inability) to deliver when peak performance is needed.
"Big-time players deliver in the clutch." Kurt Johnson, Roseville Press-Tribune.
"David Wright has been wrong in the clutch for Mets." Peter Botte, NY Daily News.
- See more words with the same meaning: hard, confusing, difficult, a problem.
Last edited on Dec 11 2002. Submitted by Brooklyn from New York, NY, USA on Dec 11 2002.

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Other terms relating to 'good, okay, cool, awesome, fun':
swoll	Definitions include: very muscular.
cheez whiz	Definitions include: cool, usually used after another term to form a superlative.
swell	Definitions include: good, cool.
un-reechy	Definitions include: good.
bestest	Definitions include: incomparable.
bang on	Definitions include: to test something before it is released or presented.
fantabulous	Definitions include: great.
ain't no thing but a chicken wing	Definitions include: to be okay; not a big concern.
pissa	Definitions include: toilet.
fizzy	Definitions include: good; "cool".
off the heezy	Definitions include: cool.
dece	Definitions include: shortened form of the word "decent".
gansta	Definitions include: misspelling of "gangsta" which is a colloquial spelling/pronunciation of "gangster".
double bomb	Definitions include: very good, excellent, the best; "cool".
*bomb-ss**	Definitions include: very "bomb".
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Other terms relating to 'hard, confusing, difficult, a problem':
SHTF	Definitions include: acronym for "shit hits the fan".
fight fires	Definitions include: to deal with urgent problems (usually at work.)
in a bind	Definitions include: to have a difficult-to-solve problem.
*ss out	Definitions include: in an irreparably bad situation; "out of luck"; "screwed".
kink	Definitions include: a small problem.
pear-shaped	Definitions include: confused, problematic, troublesome.
prob	Definitions include: probably.
game over	Definitions include: of no more value or no longer cool.
blip	Definitions include: a short amount of time.
can of worms	Definitions include: something that has many difficult issues.
balls	Definitions include: exclamation of disappointment.
put out fires	Definitions include: to deal with urgent problems (usually at work.)
hit some bumps in the road	Definitions include: to encounter difficulties.
solid	Definitions include: a favor or kind deed.
pickle	Definitions include: penis.
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Other terms relating to 'clutch':
clutch player	Definitions include: a member of a sports team who performs well in the clutch.
clutch, the	Definitions include: a metaphorical place suggesting a difficult situation or period of time.
to clutch	Definitions include: to fail to perform "in the clutch" because of the pressure; the game was on the line and he clutched.