clutch vs popper

clutch

noun
  • A fastener that attaches to the back of a tack pin to secure an accessory to clothing. (See Clutch (pin fastener).) 

  • The claw of a predatory animal or bird. 

  • An important or critical situation. 

  • A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs. 

  • A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car. 

  • A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle. 

  • A group or bunch (of people or things). 

  • Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle. 

  • A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil. 

  • The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels. 

  • A difficult maneuver 

verb
  • To unexpectedly or luckily succeed in a difficult activity. 

  • To hatch. 

  • To seize, as though with claws. 

  • To grip or grasp tightly. 

  • To win in a 1vX (one versus X) situation. 

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

popper

noun
  • Either of a pair of interlocking discs commonly used in place of buttons to fasten clothing, a snap fastener. 

  • A floating lure designed to splash when the fishing line is twitched. 

  • A device that pops kernels of corn to produce popcorn. 

  • Synonym of juice box 

  • A short piece of twisted string tied to the end of a whip that creates the distinctive sound when the whip is thrown or cracked. 

  • A stuffed and usually breaded jalapeño. 

  • Amyl nitrate. 

  • One who or that which pops. 

  • A looner (balloon fetishist) who prefers to burst balloons. 

  • A capsule of amyl nitrite, a recreational drug used during sex. 

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