 clinch |
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| 1. | [ verb ] secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts | |
| Examples: | "The girder was clinched into the wall" |
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| Related terms: | fasten | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (in boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily | |
| Related terms: | maneuver boxing | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet | |
| Related terms: | fastener nail | |
| 4. | [ verb ] flatten the ends (of nails and rivets) | |
| Examples: | "the nails were clinched" |
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| Related terms: | fasten | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (transportation) a small slip noose made with seizing | |
| Related terms: | noose inside_clinch outside_clinch double_clinch | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 25726 | |
| 7. | [ verb ] hold in a tight grasp | |
| Synonyms: | clench | |
| Examples: | "The boxer clinched his opponent" "clench a steering wheel" |
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| Related terms: | clutch seize hug | |
| 8. | [ verb ] settle conclusively | |
| Examples: | "clinch a deal" |
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| Related terms: | settle clincher | |
| 9. | [ verb ] embrace amorously | |
| Related terms: | embrace | |
| 10. | [ verb ] hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches | |
| Related terms: | hold | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (transportation) a nail with its point bent over | |
| Synonyms: | clench | |
| Related terms: | nail noose inside_clinch outside_clinch double_clinch vessel | |
| 12. | [ noun ] a tight or amorous embrace | |
| Synonyms: | squeeze hug | |
| Examples: | "come here and give me a big hug" |
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| Related terms: | embrace clench | |
| Similar spelling: |
clincher clinched clunch clench Claunch clenched clonic clinic Clingan cloying clinical clunk clang clink clank cling cloyingly clinician Clingman clannish clunky Clancy clonus Clines Clance |
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