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CLINCH
clinch
(noun) (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
hug, clinch, squeeze
(noun) a tight or amorous embrace; “come here and give me a big hug”
clamp, clinch
(noun) a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
clinch
(noun) the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
clinch, clench
(noun) a small slip noose made with seizing
clinch
(verb) settle conclusively; “clinch a deal”
clinch
(verb) flatten the ends (of nails and rivets); “the nails were clinched”
clinch
(verb) secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts; “The girder was clinched into the wall”
clinch
(verb) embrace amorously
clench, clinch
(verb) hold in a tight grasp; “clench a steering wheel”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
clinch (third-person singular simple present clinches, present participle clinching, simple past and past participle clinched)
To clasp; to interlock. [1560s]
To make certain; to finalize. [1716]
To fasten securely or permanently.
To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed. [17th century]
To embrace passionately.
To hold firmly; to clench.
To set closely together; to close tightly.
Synonyms
• (fasten securely): attach, join, put together; see also join
• (hold firmly): clasp, grasp, grip; See also grasp
Noun
clinch (plural clinches)
Any of several fastenings.
The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip or grasp.
(obsolete) A pun.
(nautical) 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.
A passionate embrace.
In combat sports, the act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.
Proper noun
Clinch
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Clinch (; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clinched; p. pr. & vb. n. Clinching.] Etym: [OE. clenchen, prop. causative of clink to cause to clink, to strike; cf. D. klinken to tinkle, rivet. See Clink.]
1. To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly. "Clinch the pointed spear." Dryden.
2. To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch the teeth or the first. Swift.
3. The bend or turn over the point of (something that has been driven trough an object), so that it will hold fast; as, to clinch a nail.
4. To make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to clinch an argument. South.
Clinch, v. i.
Definition: To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another.
Clinch, n.
1. 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.
2. A pun. Pope.
3. (Naut.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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