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Idioms about clutch
in the clutch, in a crucial, must-win, make-or-break moment: You need subs who can come off the bench and score in the clutch.
come in clutch, to deliver or perform what is needed at just the right time or at the last possible moment: I missed the bus, which would've made me late for my interview, but a neighbor came in clutch and gave me a ride.
Origin of clutch
1First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English clucchen, variant of clicchen, Old English clyccan “to clench”
synonym study for clutch
1. See catch.
OTHER WORDS FROM clutch
clutch·ing·ly, adverbclutch·y, adjectiveOther definitions for clutch (2 of 2)
clutch2
[ kluhch ]
/ klʌtʃ /
noun
a hatch of eggs; the number of eggs produced or incubated at one time.
a brood of chickens.
a number of similar individuals: a clutch of books; a whole clutch of dancers.
verb (used with object)
to hatch (chickens).
Origin of clutch
2First recorded in 1715–25; variant of cletch (now dialectal); akin to Scots cleck “to hatch,” from Old Norse klekja “to hatch”
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How to use clutch in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for clutch (1 of 2)
clutch1
/ (klʌtʃ) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for clutch
Old English clyccan; related to Old Frisian kletsie spear, Swedish klyka clasp, fork
British Dictionary definitions for clutch (2 of 2)
clutch2
/ (klʌtʃ) /
noun
a hatch of eggs laid by a particular bird or laid in a single nest
a brood of chickens
informal a group, bunch, or cluster
verb
(tr) to hatch (chickens)
Word Origin for clutch
C17 (Northern English dialect) cletch, from Old Norse klekja to hatch
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Other Idioms and Phrases with clutch
clutch
see grasp (clutch) at straws.
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