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Clinch

Clinch Definition And Meaning
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.

Clinch Definition And Meaning

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

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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