Definition of to clutch

to clutch

• to fail to perform "in the clutch" because of the pressure; the game was on the line and he clutched.

  Last edited on Dec 17 2014. Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 17 2014.

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Other terms relating to 'clutch':
clutch	Definitions include: great; "awesome"; "cool".
clutch player	Definitions include: a member of a sports team who performs well in the clutch.
clutch, the	Definitions include: a metaphorical place suggesting a difficult situation or period of time.
Other terms relating to 'to':
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
9 to 5	Definitions include: See nine to five.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
add insult to injury	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
all your base are belong to us	Definitions include: a declaration of victory or superiority.
*ss-to-mouth	Definitions include: sex in which anal sex is immediately followed by fellatio.
back to (one's) roots	Definitions include: to revisit one's past.
back to square one	Definitions include: to go back to the beginning.
balls to the wall	Definitions include: extreme; "all out".
beat all to hell	Definitions include: to be vastly superior.
beat to the punch	Definitions include: to perform an activity before someone else.
be greek to	Definitions include: to be unintelligible.
be up to	Definitions include: to do.
bigger fish to fry	Definitions include: more important things to deal with.
blow to hell	Definitions include: to kill or destroy.
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