to perform an great action that was difficult while under pressure and or with good timing.
Dude 1: Saving that baby from the fire was awesome.
Dude 2: That was clutch.
by dsr1205 October 13, 2007
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coming through when you are needed most in high pressure situations
"yo did you see that catch? that was clutch"
by berserkerror08 April 25, 2006
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1. When someone performs under pressure situations
2. When something good happens you can say clutch
3. The pedal used to shift gears in a manual car
1. Derek Jeter is a clutch hitter.
2. The Yankees won the world series, that is so clutch.
3. Hold the clutch down to shift to fourth.
by Lenny Nez November 13, 2006
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The assembly that engages and disengages a transmission. Performing successfully while under pressure. A group of baby birds. A ladies handbag. A grasp or hold.
Nice work with that clutch dumbass, that gear didn't need all those teeth anyway!
by numerator May 1, 2005
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adj.
1.Essential to success.
2. Tending to be successful in difficult situations.

v.intr.
To attempt to grasp or seize.

v.tr.
To grasp and hold tightly.

n.
1. A grasp or a hand in the act of grasping.
2. Control or power.
3. A critical situation.
4. A device for gripping and holding (e.g. in a motor vehicle).
Lesbian posters are clutch for attracting babes.

I clutched the gearshift in my hand and hit the clutch.
by adamisaspaz March 5, 2003
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Great, Essential, and Potent rolled into a single word. Clutch is also used to describe something that is done, not something that is.
Stealing your orange soda was so clutch.

Pulling the special move on Jenna was clutch.
by Ezra July 1, 2003
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A particular feeling of stomach discomfort following the consuption of greasy, unhealthy food (especially McDonalds). Symptoms may include nausea, but are most commonly a feeling of bloatedness, gas, and weight "clutching" your stomach. Theories explaining the origins of the clutch include the mixture of hot greasy food followed by 64 oz. of cold, carbonated soda mixing in the stomach. This affliction is especially dangerous when experienced while driving an automobile.

May also be considered the undesired relative of "the itis."
"5 miles after eating a Big Mac Combo Meal from a highway rest area, I was hit by The Clutch. The rest of my drive sucked."
by Sean1 June 5, 2006
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