Secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.
Noun
(boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
Noun
a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug"
Noun
the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
Noun
a small slip noose made with seizing
Verb
settle conclusively; "clinch a deal"
Verb
flatten the ends (of nails and rivets); "the nails were clinched"
Verb
secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts; "The girder was clinched into the wall"
Verb
embrace amorously
Verb
hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel"
Verb
hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
v. t.
To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing
tightly.
v. t.
To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch
the teeth or the first.
v. t.
To bend or turn over the point of (something that has
been driven through an object), so that it will hold fast; as, to
clinch a nail.
v. t.
To make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to
clinch an argument.
v. i.
To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or
grasp one another.
n.
The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to
hold fast; a grip; a grasp; a clamp; a holdfast; as, to get a good
clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon; to secure anything by a
clinch.
n.
A pun.
n.
A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to the ring of
an anchor, or the breeching of a ship's gun to the ringbolts.
Clinch
Clinch
Clinch
To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.
To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another.
The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip; a grasp; a clamp; a holdfast;
Usage Examples
Those youngsters go out there and set a record and clinch the pole position. But what do you do if you wreck your car. That record doesn't spend too well.
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