clinch
noun
1. (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
Definition categories: act, maneuver, manoeuvre
2. a small slip noose made with seizing
Similar word(s): clench
Definition categories: man–made, noose
3. the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
Definition categories: man–made, fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast
4. a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
Similar word(s): clamp
Definition categories: man–made
5. a tight or amorous embrace
Definition categories: act, embrace, embracement, embracing
Sentences with clinch as a noun:
- to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon
- to secure anything by a clinch
verb
1. secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
- The girder was clinched into the wall
Definition categories: contact, fasten, fix, secure
2. hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
Definition categories: contact, hold
3. hold in a tight grasp
Similar word(s): clench
Definition categories: contact, clutch, prehend, seize
4. embrace amorously
Definition categories: contact, bosom, embrace, hug, squeeze
5. flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)
- the nails were clinched
Definition categories: contact, fasten, fix, secure
6. settle conclusively
- clinch a deal
Definition categories: communication, determine, settle
Sentences with clinch as a verb:
- I already planned to buy the car, but the color was what really clinched it for me.