Now is the time to clinch the deal.
Source: tatoeba (241613)
Clinch
//klɪnt͡ʃ//
Synonyms for "clinch" (284 found)
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Strong matches (85)
closureclotclusterclutchcoagulatecoherecome togethercommunicatecompleteconcludeconfirmcongealconglomerateconnectconnecting linkconnecting rodconnectionconvergecouplingcramp
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cuddledeath gripdecidedemonstratedeterminedismiss all doubtdispose ofdovetaildrainelbowembraceenfoldengraftensureestablishfastenfastenerfinalizefind outfinishfirm holdfixfollowfollow fromfootholdfootingfreeze togetget atgirthgliding jointgraftgrapplegraspgripgripegrow togetherhang onhang on tohang togetherhave a casehinge
Related words (142)
hinged jointhipholdhold fasthold goodhold onhold on tohold tighthold togetherhold waterinstrumentinsureintercommunicateinterfaceiron gripjoinjoiningjointjuncturekeep hold of
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kidnapkneeknitknucklelacinglinkmake certainmake fastmake goodmake no doubtmake no mistakemake outmake suremake sure ofmassmeetmergemitermoormortisenailnail downnecknever let gonippalmpartakepersistpivotpivot jointpocketpossesspressproveprove to beprove truepurchaseput torabbetratifyreassurereceiveremove all doubtsatisfyscarfscrew upsealseamsecureseesee thatsee to itseizuresetset at restset tosettlesettle the mattershanghaishouldershowsolidifysort outsqueezestaystay putstealstickstick tostick togetherstitchsuturesymphysistake hold oftenurethrottletietie rodtight griptightentoeholdtoggletoggle jointtooltrice uptrimunionuniteverifyweldwind upwrist
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4 entriesRelated terms
3 entriesderived
3 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entrieshas context
3 entriesis a
3 entriesmanner of
4 entriespart of
3 entriesrelated to
26 entriesShowing 16 of 26 words.
Translations
33 translations across 12 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἅμμα noun (combat sports)
Bulgarian
2 entries- клинч noun (combat sports)
- скоба noun (any of several fastenings)
Catalan
1 entries- agafada noun (combat sports)
Finnish
4 entries- sidonta noun (combat sports)
- halata verb (to embrace passionately)
- kiinnittää verb (to fasten securely or permanently)
- kotkata verb (to bend and hammer the point of so it cannot be removed)
French
4 entries- attache noun (any of several fastenings)
- clinch noun (combat sports)
- fixation noun (any of several fastenings)
- agrafer verb (to clasp, to interlock)
German
1 entries- Clinch noun (combat sports)
Irish
2 entries- greim noun (combat sports)
- géagáil noun (combat sports)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- پرچینلمك verb (to fasten securely or permanently)
Polish
1 entries- klamra noun (combat sports)
Portuguese
2 entries- clinch noun (combat sports)
- clinche noun (combat sports)
Russian
4 entries- зажи́м noun (any of several fastenings)
- заклёпка noun (any of several fastenings)
- кле́мма noun (any of several fastenings)
- клинч noun (combat sports)
Thai
1 entries- จับคอ noun (combat sports)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Did you clinch the deal?
Source: tatoeba (5746961)
If the Americans win this contest and Honduras scores a home win or draw against Panama, the United States will clinch a 2014 World Cup berth.
Source: tatoeba (11322838)
“Beloved shipmates, clinch the last verse of the first chapter of Jonah—‘And God had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah.’”
Source: wiktionary
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