About The Word Clinch
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Clinch
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What's The Definition Of Clinch?
[n] (in boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
[n] a tight embrace [n] a small slip noose made with seizing [v] flatten the ends (of nails and rivets) [v] secure by clinching [v] hold in a tight grasp; "The boxer clinched his opponent"; "clench a steering wheel" Synonyms | Synonyms for Clinch: clench | clench | hug Related Terms | Find terms related to Clinch: abduct | adhere | adhere to | affix | afford proof of | agglomerate | anchor | ankle | annex | articulation | ascertain | assure | attach | bear hug | belay | bite | boundary | bring home to | bunch | butt | carry off | cement | certify | cervix | cinch | clamp | clasp | clear up | cleave | cleave to | clench | cling | cling to | clinging | clip | close quarters | closure | clot | cluster | clutch | coagulate | cohere | come together | communicate | complete | conclude | confirm | congeal | conglomerate | connect | connecting link | connecting rod | connection | converge | coupling | cramp | cuddle | death grip | decide | demonstrate | determine | dismiss all doubt | dispose of | dovetail | elbow | embrace | enfold | engraft | ensure | establish | fasten | find out | firm hold | fix | follow | follow from | foothold | footing | freeze to | get at | gliding joint | graft | grapple | grasp | grip | gripe | grow together | hang on | hang on to | hang together | have a case | hinge | hinged joint | hip | hold | hold fast | hold good | hold on | hold on to | hold tight | hold together | hold water | hug | insure | intercommunicate | interface | iron grip | join | joining | joint | juncture | keep hold of | kidnap | knee | knit | knuckle | link | make certain | make fast | make good | make no doubt | make no mistake | make out | make sure | make sure of | mass | meet | merge | miter | moor | mortise | nail down | neck | never let go | nip | persist | pivot | pivot joint | press | prove | prove to be | prove true | purchase | put to | rabbet | reassure | remove all doubt | scarf | screw up | seam | secure | see that | see to it | seizure | set | set at rest | set to | settle | settle the matter | shanghai | shoulder | show | solidify | sort out | squeeze | stay | stay put | stick | stick to | stick together | stitch | suture | symphysis | take hold of | tenure | throttle | tie rod | tight grip | tighten | toehold | toggle | toggle joint | trice up | trim | union | unite | weld | wind up | wrist See Also | clutch | double clinch | embrace | embracing | evasive action | fasten | fix | inside clinch | maneuver | manoeuvre | noose | outside clinch | prehend | running noose | secure | seize | slip noose Clinch In Webster's Dictionary \Clinch\ (kl[i^]nch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Clinched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clinching}.] [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. 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.
4. To make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to
clinch an argument. --South.
\Clinch\, v. i. To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another. \Clinch\ (kl[i^]nch), 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.) 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. |
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