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Clinch

//klɪnt͡ʃ// name, noun, verb, slang

Proper Noun

1
A surname.
2
A river in Virginia and Tennessee, United States, a tributary of the Tennessee River, named after an 18th century explorer.

Noun

1
Any of several fastenings.
2
(boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily wordnet
3
The act of bending and hammering the point of a nail so it cannot be removed.
4
a tight or amorous embrace wordnet
5
The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast.
"to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon"

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a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together wordnet
7
A pun. obsolete
8
the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet wordnet
9
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.
10
a small slip noose made with seizing wordnet
11
A passionate embrace.
"More likely, he was letting her know that his visit this morning was not going to end in a clinch—or something steamier. It was going to be about sitting at a table, drinking coffee and talking."
12
The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.
13
A prison sentence. archaic, slang
"COOMBE: He got the clinch only last week — eighteen months. You see it's no good having anybody here as ain't got a^([sic]) unblemished character. We don't want to have the bluebottles come sniffing round here, do we?"

Verb

1
To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed.
2
settle conclusively wordnet
3
To clasp; to interlock.
"“Beloved shipmates, clinch the last verse of the first chapter of Jonah—‘And God had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah.’”"
4
flatten the ends (of nails and rivets) wordnet
5
To fasten securely or permanently.

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secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts wordnet
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To make certain; to finalize.
"I already planned to buy the car, but the color was what really clinched it for me."
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embrace amorously wordnet
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To hold firmly; to clench
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hold in a tight grasp wordnet
11
To set closely together; to close tightly.
"to clinch the teeth or the fist"
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hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches wordnet
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To hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to avoid being hit while resting momentarily
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To secure a spot (e.g., at the divisional championship) before the end of regular season play by having an insurmountable lead.
"It put the U.S. on the brink of clinching a spot in the quarterfinals."
15
To embrace passionately.

Etymology 1

16th-century alteration of clench.

Etymology 2

16th-century alteration of clench.

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