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clutch artist

clutch artist noun: a person who drives a motor vehicle, especially one equipped with a manual transmission, in a particularly skillful manner.

Noun

clutch artist (plural clutch artists)

  1. (idiomatic) A person who drives a motor vehicle, especially one equipped with a manual transmission, in a particularly skillful manner.
    • [O]n the highway or merely playing around a good dirt track, the engine exhibits loads of good low rmp torque and flexibility from scratch, but sink those tires in sand and you've got to be a real clutch artist.1969, Hot Rod, volume 22, page 103
    • If you can drive a manual transmission, you have to be a clutch artist to handle brake, accelerator and clutch on an uphill start.2006 January 25, Douglas E. Emerson, “On a personal note”, in douglasemerson.com, retrieved 03 Mar 2015
  2. (idiomatic) A player who performs especially well in crucial situations.
    • Roddy Osborne had set up the score with a 32-yard pass to "clutch artist" Don Watson.1956 October 28, Dave Campbell, “Trib classic: Baylor's 1st top-10 showdown”, in Waco Herald-Tribune, retrieved 03 Mar 2015
    • Shaq has perhaps the next great point guard in the NBA in Cleveland Cavaliers clutch artist Kyrie Irving.2013 February 15, Josh Hill, “NBA Rising Stars Challenge 2013: Team Chuck Or Team Shaq?”, in Fansided, retrieved 03 Mar 2015

Examples of clutch artist in a sentence

  • Donnie’s used to finessing race cars, he was the clutch artist on Larry Miersch’s Huntington Beach, California-based A/Fuel dragster for five years.2013 May 5, EEMDRG, "Twin Turbos, Twice the Fun!," Drag Racer (retrieved 3 March 2015)
  • The Chicago Blackhawks . . . will have a slew of decisions to make and contracts to sign. . . . [T]eam captain Jonathan Toews and designated clutch artist Patrick Kane need extensions.2014 June 3, Rob Winn, “Decisions Await The Blackhawks This Offseason”, in Chicagoist, retrieved 03 Mar 2015:
  • Joe Johnson is still a fourth-quarter clutch artist.2015 January 10, “How Many NBA Playoff Spots Are Still Up for Grabs?”, in yackityyacksports.com, retrieved 03 Mar 2015:

Forms of clutch artist

pluralclutch artists

Questions about clutch artist

What does clutch artist mean?
Clutch artist means a person who drives a motor vehicle, especially one equipped with a manual transmission, in a particularly skillful manner.
How do you use clutch artist in a sentence?
Donnie’s used to finessing race cars, he was the clutch artist on Larry Miersch’s Huntington Beach, California-based A/Fuel dragster for five years.
What part of speech is clutch artist?
Clutch artist is a noun.
What is the plural of clutch artist?
The plural of clutch artist is clutch artists.

Words near clutch artist in the dictionary

  1. clustroid
  2. clustroids
  3. CLUT
  4. clutamine
  5. clutch
  6. clutch artist
  7. clutch artists
  8. clutch at a straw
  9. clutch at straws
  10. clutch bag
  11. clutch bags

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