verb ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of clinch form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   closed or squeezed together tightly wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

clenchedclenched

Example

More examples

"He clinched the election when he came out against a tax increase."

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