vverb.contactsecure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or boltsExamples:- The girder was clinched into the wall
Derivationally Related Form:clinch
Hypernyms:fasten fix secure
Inherited Hypernyms:clinchfastenattachconnect
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contacthold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punchesHypernyms:hold take hold
Inherited Hypernyms:clinchhold
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.contacthold in a tight graspSynset:clench clinch
Derivationally Related Form:clenchclinch
Hypernyms:clutch prehend seize
Inherited Hypernyms:clenchseizetake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.contactembrace amorouslyHypernyms:bosom embrace hug squeeze
Inherited Hypernyms:clinchembraceclaspgrasphold
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.contactflatten the ends (of nails and rivets)Hypernyms:fasten fix secure
Inherited Hypernyms:clinchfastenattachconnect
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.communicationsettle conclusivelyDerivationally Related Form:clincher
Hypernyms:determine settle square off square up
Inherited Hypernyms:clinchsettleconcludeagree
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.allclosed or squeezed together tightlySynset:clenched
Examples:- a clenched fist
- his clenched (or clinched) teeth
Antonyms:loose
Inherited Hypernyms:clenched
Similar to:tight