clutch🔊

To seize, as though with claws.

To grip or grasp tightly. +

(video games) To win despite being the only remaining player on one's team, against several opponents.

(by extension) To unexpectedly or luckily succeed in a difficult activity.

The claw of a predatory animal or bird.

(by extension) A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil.

A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car.

The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.

Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.

A fastener that attaches to the back of a tack pin to secure an accessory to clothing. {{q|See {{w|Clutch (pin fastener)}}.}}

A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle. +

(US) An important or critical situation.

A difficult maneuver.

(Canada) Performing or tending to perform well in difficult, high-pressure situations.

A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs; a sitting. +

A group or bunch (of people or things).

To hatch.