Clutch | Mean of clutch in English Dictionary

/ˈklʌtʃ/

• Verb
• to hold onto (someone or something) tightly with your hand
1. I had to clutch the counter to keep from falling.
2. The child clutched her mother's hand firmly.
3. He had a book clutched in his hand.
• to try to hold onto someone or something by reaching with your hand
1. She clutched at his shoulder.
• Noun
• the act of holding or gripping something or someone tightly
1. She struggled to escape his clutches. [=he was holding her and she struggled to get away]
2. The hawk had the mouse in its clutches. [=in its claws]
3. They were powerless to oppose them. He had them in his clutches. [=he had control of them]

• a pedal that is pressed to change gears in a vehicle
1. I have to learn how to let the clutch out smoothly.
• the part of a vehicle that is controlled by a clutch
1. The car needs a new clutch.
• in a very important or critical situation especially during a sports competition
1. He is known for his ability to come through in the clutch.
2. She scored a basket in the clutch.
• happening during a very important or critical time especially in a sports competition
1. She scored a clutch basket.
2. a clutch hit/play/goal
3. a clutch performance/situation
• able to perform well in a very important or critical situation especially in a sports competition
1. He is a clutch hitter/player. = He is clutch.
• a group of eggs that is laid by a bird at one time
1. a clutch of eggs
• a group of young birds produced by a single group of eggs
1. a clutch of chicks
• a small group of things or people
1. a clutch of buildings/onlookers