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Verb: clinch klinch- Secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
"The girder was clinched into the wall" - Hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
- Hold in a tight grasp
- clench - Embrace amorously
- Flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)
"the nails were clinched" - Settle conclusively
"clinch a deal"
Noun: clinch klinch- (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
- A small slip noose made with seizing
- clench - The flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
- A device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
- clamp - A tight or amorous embrace
- hug, squeeze
Derived forms: clinches, clinching, clinched See also: clincher Type of: bosom, clutch, determine, embrace, embracement, embracing, evasive action, fasten, fastener, fastening, fix, fixing, hold, holdfast, holding device, hug, maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], noose, prehend [archaic], running noose, secure, seize, settle, slip noose, square off, square up, squeeze, take hold Part of: bolt, nail, rivet Encyclopedia: Clinch |