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Definition of clutch

clutch    Featured Word

adjective

  • great; "awesome"; "cool".
    To resolve Google's penalty against this site, the following citation has been removed: "Nepotism", The Office (TV, 2010), Season 7 Episode 1

    Originally submitted by steph from WI, USA on Feb 16 2000.  (Edit this definition.)

  • 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.
    • See more words with the same meaning: helpful.

    Originally submitted by Brooklyn from New York, NY, USA on Dec 11 2002.  (Edit this definition.)

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.

    Originally submitted by Brooklyn from New York, NY, USA on Dec 11 2002.  (Edit this definition.)

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