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   Clinch

   /klin(t)SH/

   

   verb

   • 1. confirm or settle (a contract or bargain): "to clinch a business deal" Similar securesettleconcludeclosepull offbring offcompleteconfirmsealset the seal onfinalizeshake hands onreach an agreement ontransactinformal:sew upwrap upstringbutton up
   • ▪ conclusively settle (an argument or debate): "these findings clinched the matter" Similar settledecidedetermineestablishresolveinformal:sort out
   • ▪ confirm the winning or achievement of (a game, competition, or victory): "his team clinched the title" Similar winbe the victor inbe the winner ofbe victorious income first infinish first intake first prize intriumph inachieve success inbe successful inprevail inOpposite lose
   • 2. grapple at close quarters, especially (of boxers) so as to be too closely engaged for full-arm blows. Similar grapplewrestlestruggle with each otherscuffle with each othergrasp each otherclutch each othergrip each other
   • ▪ (of two people) embrace.
   • 3. secure (a nail or rivet) by driving the point sideways when it has penetrated. Similar securefastenmake fastfixclampboltrivetpinion
   • ▪ fasten (a rope or fishing line) with a clinch knot.

   noun

   • 1. a struggle or scuffle at close quarters, especially (in boxing) one in which the fighters become too closely engaged for full-arm blows: "breaking from a clinch, he crossed with his right"
   • ▪ an embrace, especially an amorous one: "we went into a passionate clinch on the sofa"
   • 2. a knot used to fasten a rope to a ring or cringle, using a half hitch with the end seized back on its own part.

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the senses ‘something that grips’ and ‘fix securely’): variant of clench.

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   The meaning of CLINCH is clench. How to use clinch in a sentence. clench; to turn over or flatten the protruding pointed end of (a driven nail); also : to treat (a screw, a bolt, a rivet, etc.) in a similar way…

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCLINCH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CLINCH definition: 1. to finally get or win something: 2. to make someone decide what to do after a lot of thought or…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCLINCH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CLINCH meaning: 1. to finally get or win something: 2. to make someone decide what to do after a lot of thought or…. Learn more.

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   Clinch definition: to settle (a matter) decisively. See examples of CLINCH used in a sentence.

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   When you clinch something, you confirm it, the way you clinch a deal with your brother to trade chores next week by shaking hands on it.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCLINCH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. (transitive) to secure (a driven nail) by bending the protruding point over. 2. (transitive) to hold together in such a manner. to clinch the corners of the frame. 3. (transitive) to settle (something, such as an argument or bargain) in a definite way. 4. (transitive) nautical. to fasten by means of a clinch.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishclinch verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   to provide the answer to something; to settle something that was not certain. clinch something These findings clinched the matter. clinch it ‘I'll pay your airfare.’ ‘OK, that clinches it—I'll come with you.’. Definition of clinch verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCLINCH definition in American English - Collins Online Dictionary

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   1. (transitive) to secure (a driven nail) by bending the protruding point over. 2. (transitive) to hold together in such a manner. to clinch the corners of the frame. 3. (transitive) to settle (something, such as an argument or bargain) in a definite way. 4. (transitive) nautical. to fasten by means of a clinch.

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    Define clinch. clinch synonyms, clinch pronunciation, clinch translation, English dictionary definition of clinch. secure; settle: clinch the deal; hold, as in boxing: The fighters were in a clinch. Not to be confused with: clench – grip tightly: Clench the tool firmly...

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCLINCH | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    CLINCH meaning: 1. to finally get or win something: 2. to make someone finally decide what to do: . Learn more.