clutch

To seize, as though with claws.

to clutch power

A man may set the poles together in his head, and clutch the whole globe at one intellectual grasp.

To grip or grasp tightly.

She clutched her purse tightly and walked nervously into the building.

Not that I haue the power to clutch my hand,

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

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To unexpectedly or luckily succeed in a difficult activity.

The claw of a predatory animal or bird.

A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil.

I muſt have great leiſure, and little care of my ſelf, if I ever more come near the Clutches of ſuch a Giant, who ſeems to write with a Beetle inſtead of a Pen; […]

Should when he pleaſes, and on whom he will / Wage war, with any or with no pretence / Of provocation, giv'n or wrong ſuſtained, / And force the beggarly laſt doit, by means / That his own humour dictates, from the clutch / Of poverty, that thus he may procure / His thouſands weary of penurious life / A ſplendid opportunity to die?

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.

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

NC State made the most of their overtime possession scoring a touchdown on some very clutch plays.

I start with his most obvious characteristic: he was clutch. He is Mr. Clutch. In the last chapter I mentioned that Bernie Williams was clutch, which was a valid assessment, but nobody on the Yankees was as clutch as Jeter was.