Out of desparation, the act of reaching or stretching for a solution, no matter how irrational or inconsequential. Literally - a drowning person who, unable to find any substantial floatation immediately at had, attempts to save himself from certain death by grabbing hold of a few stray pieces of straw floating on the water within arm's length.
The Senator from Florida, caught red-handed sending lewd and lascivious text messages to underage male pages, was clutching at straws for an alibi and escape. Alcoholism? Resignation?
by Mark Caruso October 17, 2006
by s-dog freeland April 25, 2011
The game-saving kill that makes the difference between losing and winning the match, often occurs in the very last seconds of a game or in overtime
With 2 seconds left on the clock, Buckwheat pulls off a clutch kill, winning the game for his team by a single point.
by whydammitwhy January 08, 2010
When Mrs. Barron heard the death toll...she put her hand to her throat to clutch the pearls around her neck.
by talk2me-JCH2 June 21, 2023
A cinema icon and the star of the hit block buster "The adventures of clutch powers "Has built up a large fanbase of fans and as a result the government has oppressed them because Clutch is too much of a sexy beast for them to handle. The length of government oppression rivals that of gamers but many would say it's even more. The oppression of the Clutch Powers fanbase is mostly done by silencing any notion the movie exists and as a result many have not heard of this cinematic masterpiece.
Bro One: Have you heard of the adventures of clutch powers?
Bro two: No, what in the world is that?
*Bro two gets shot by Bro one to avoid getting ratted out and keep the Clutch powers civil rights movement alive
Bro two: No, what in the world is that?
*Bro two gets shot by Bro one to avoid getting ratted out and keep the Clutch powers civil rights movement alive
by ClutchPowersfansriseup December 17, 2018
A term used by modern teenagers and early adults that has nothing to do with the transmission of a manual car. Typically used in situations where someone did something when in times of "emergency"
by Jafar Bacon April 10, 2016
person or people who's always performing highly impossible goals in a quick and almost impossible amount of time, or in the nick of time; extremely useful and convenient people.
Yo, Kobe Bryant and Lebron James are such a clutch players.
My friend will get us out of this...he's such a clutch player.
My friend will get us out of this...he's such a clutch player.
by Adeos23 April 12, 2013