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 Definitions of Clinch  [ɪntʃ]  

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Definition of 'Clinch' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) clinch
to settle (a matter) decisively.

2.  clinch
to secure (a nail, screw, etc.) in position by beating down the protruding point.

3.  clinch
to fasten (objects) together by nails, screws, etc., secured in this manner.

4. (v.i.) clinch
to engage in a clinch in boxing.

5.  clinch
Slang. to embrace, esp. passionately.

6.  clinch
(of a clinched nail, screw, etc.) to hold fast; be secure.

7. (n.) clinch
the act of clinching.

8.  clinch
an instance of one or both boxers holding the other about the arms or body to prevent or hinder the opponent's punches.

9.  clinch
Slang. a passionate embrace.

10.  clinch
a clinched nail or fastening.

11.  clinch
the bent part of a clinched nail, screw, etc.

Etymology:  (1560–70; later var. of ME clenchen; see clench)

Definition of 'Clinch' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) clinch
(boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily

2. (noun) clinch, clench
a small slip noose made with seizing

3. (noun) clinch
the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet

4. (noun) clamp, clinch
a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

5. (verb) hug, clinch, squeeze
a tight or amorous embrace
"come here and give me a big hug"

6. (verb) clinch
secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
"The girder was clinched into the wall"

7. (verb) clinch
hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches

8. (verb) clench, clinch
hold in a tight grasp
"clench a steering wheel"

9. (verb) clinch
embrace amorously

10. (verb) clinch
flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)
"the nails were clinched"

11. (verb) clinch
settle conclusively
"clinch a deal"


Definition of 'Clinch' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Clinch
the act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip; a grasp; a clamp; a holdfast; as, to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon; to secure anything by a clinch

2. (noun) Clinch
a pun

3. (noun) Clinch
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

4. (verb) Clinch
to hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly

5. (verb) Clinch
to set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch the teeth or the first

6. (verb) Clinch
to bend or turn over the point of (something that has been driven through an object), so that it will hold fast; as, to clinch a nail

7. (verb) Clinch
to make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to clinch an argument

8. (verb) Clinch
to hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another


Translation of 'Clinch' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to settle or come to an agreement about (an argument or a bargain)
The businessmen clinched the deal.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: beklinking Arabic flag Arabic: يَعْقِدُ صَفْقَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: уреждам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: acordar Czech flag Czech: potvrdit German flag German: zum Abschluß bringen
Danish flag Danish: vinde; sikre sig Greek flag Greek: κλείνω δουλειά Spanish flag Spanish: cerrar
Estonian flag Estonian: kaubale saama Farsi flag Farsi: به توافق رسیدن؛ موضوع را Finnish flag Finnish: sopia
French flag French: conclure Hebrew flag Hebrew: לִסגוֹר Hindi flag Hindi: प्राप्त कर लेना
Croatian flag Croatian: zakvačiti, učvrstiti Hungarian flag Hungarian: megköt (alkut) Indonesian flag Indonesian: menyelesaikan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: ganga frá, útkljá Italian flag Italian: concludere Japanese flag Japanese: 決着する
Korean flag Korean: (흥정 등을) 성사 시키다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: galutinai su(si)tarti Latvian flag Latvian: noslēgt darījumu
Malay flag Malay: mencapai penyelesaian Dutch flag Dutch: beklinken Norwegian flag Norwegian: avgjøre, drikke kjøpskål
Polish flag Polish: rozstrzygać, doprowadzać Persian flag Persian: به توافق رسیدن؛ موضوع را Pashto flag Pashto: ټك وهلى ميخ كږول يا كړو پ
Portuguese flag Portuguese: acordar Romanian flag Romanian: aîncheia Russian flag Russian: окончательно договориться
Slovak flag Slovak: dohodnúť, potvrdiť Slovenian flag Slovenian: skleniti Serbian flag Serbian: zaključiti
Swedish flag Swedish: avgöra, slutföra, fastslå Thai flag Thai: เห็นพ้อง Turkish flag Turkish: anlaşmaya varmak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 做出(交易),達成(協議) Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: остаточно домовлятися Urdu flag Urdu: فیصلہ کن بات کرنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: ký kết Chinese flag Chinese: 决定(交易),达成(协议)

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