Definitions for clinch
klɪntʃclinch

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clinchnoun

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

2. clinch, clenchnoun

   a small slip noose made with seizing

3. clinchnoun

   the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet

4. clamp, clinchnoun

   a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

5. hug, clinch, squeezeverb

   a tight or amorous embrace

   "come here and give me a big hug"

6. clinchverb

   secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts

   "The girder was clinched into the wall"

7. clinchverb

   hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches

8. clench, clinchverb

   hold in a tight grasp

   "clench a steering wheel"

9. clinchverb

   embrace amorously

10. clinchverb

    flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)

    "the nails were clinched"

11. clinchverb

    settle conclusively

    "clinch a deal"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clinchnoun

   Any of several fastenings.

2. clinchnoun

   A passionate embrace.

3. clinchverb

   To clasp; to interlock.

4. clinchverb

   To make certain; to finalize.

   I already planned to buy the car, but the color was what really clinched it for me.

5. clinchverb

   To fasten securely or permanently.

6. clinchverb

   To bend and hammer the point of a nail so it cannot be removed.

7. clinchverb

   To embrace passionately.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clinchnoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. A word used in a double meaning; a pun; an ambiguity; a duplicity of meaning, with an identity of expression.

   Such as they are, I hope they will prove, without a clinch, luciferous searching after the nature of light. Boyle.

   Pure clinches the suburbian muse affords,
   And Panton waging harmless war with words. Dryden.

   Here one poor word a hundred clinches makes. Alexander Pope.

   2. That part of the cable which is fastened to the ring of the anchor.

2. To CLINCHverb

   Etymology: clyniga , Sax. to knock, Junius. Clingo, in Festus, to encompass, Minshew.

   1. To hold in the hand with the fingers bent over it.

   Simois rowls the bodies and the shields
   Of heroes, whose dismember’d hands yet bear
   The dart aloft, and clinch the pointed spear. John Dryden, Virg. Æn.

   2. To contract or double the fingers.

   Their tallest trees are about seven feet high, the tops whereof I could but just reach with my fist clinched. Jonathan Swift.

   3. To bend the point of a nail in the other side.4. To confirm; to fix; as, to clinch an argument.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clinch

   Clinch refers to the act of settling or securing something, often an agreement or a victory. It is confirming or finalizing a situation or making it certain. In the context of boxing or wrestling, it refers to a grappling hold by interlocking arms. Clinch can be used as a noun or a verb.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clinchverb

   to hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly

2. Clinchverb

   to set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch the teeth or the first

3. Clinchverb

   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

4. Clinchverb

   to make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to clinch an argument

5. Clinchverb

   to hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another

6. Clinchnoun

   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

7. Clinchnoun

   a pun

8. Clinchnoun

   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

9. Etymology: [OE. clenchen, prop. causative of clink to cause to clink, to strike; cf. D. klinken to tinkle, rivet. See Clink.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clinch

   klinsh, Clench, klensh, v.t. to fasten or rivet a nail by bending the point and beating the bent part flat against the object through which the nail was driven: to grasp tightly: to set firmly, as the teeth: to fasten on: (fig.) to drive home an argument: to settle or confirm.—n. something set firmly: the fastening of a nail by beating it back, as in the verb: a pun.—n. Clinch′er, one that clinches: a decisive argument.—adj. Clinch′er-built (same as Clinker-built).—n. Clinch′er-work, the disposition of the side planks of a vessel, when the lower edge of one row overlaps the row next under it. [Causal form of klink, to strike smartly; Dut. and Ger. klinken, to rivet a bolt.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clinch

   A particular method of fastening large ropes by a half hitch, with the end stopped back to its own part by seizings; it is chiefly to fasten the hawsers suddenly to the rings of the kedges or small anchors; and the breechings of guns to the ring-bolts in the ship's side. Those parts of a rope or cable which are clinched. Thus the outer end is "bent" by the clinch to the ring of the anchor. The inner or tier-clinch in the good old times was clinched to the main-mast, passing under the tier beams (where it was unlawfully, as regards the custom of the navy, clinched). Thus "the cable runs out to the clinch," means, there is no more to veer.--To clinch is to batter or rivet a bolt's end upon a ring or piece of plate iron; or to turn back the point of a nail that it may hold fast. (See CLENCH.)

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CLINCH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Clinch is ranked #25459 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Clinch surname appeared 971 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Clinch.
   
   78.8% or 766 total occurrences were White.
   14.7% or 143 total occurrences were Black.
   4.8% or 47 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 11 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Boxing
   • Clutch
   • Embrace
   • Fasten
   • Fastener
   • Hold
   • Holding Device
   • Maneuver
   • Secure
   • Settle

How to pronounce clinch?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say clinch in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of clinch in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of clinch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of clinch in a Sentence

1. Justin Turner:

   It’s definitely something that shouldn't be taken for granted, at the same time, our focus is on us and taking care of what’s in front of us. That’s probably why I didn’t even realize we had a chance to clinch tonight.

2. Taylor Fritz:

   It’s great. It’s amazing for the team to win this event. We came in with really high hopes, or at least I did, for the event, i was really happy to be in that position to clinch the match.

3. La Russa:

   We had the high of the clinch, and yesterday we were back on our heels, we can’t maintain our edge that way. Today you saw everybody out there, a lot of energy, good live actions, making plays, getting base hits. Once in a while you have a game you need to address and we addressed it really well.

4. Artturi Lehkonen:

   We were pretty confident that we were going to clinch the spot either this game or the next game, but now that we’ve done it, we’ve just got to keep building on toward the end of the season.

5. The Texas senator:

   New York , Sanders vowed. The Republicans were battling for 95 delegates. Republican Donald Trump, originally from Queens, would need to win more than 50 percent of the vote statewide - – and dominate across the congressional districts -- to have a shot at claiming all those delegates. The importance of every last delegate has increased in recent weeks as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has appeared to outmaneuver Trump’s campaign in the behind-the-scenes preparations for July’s convention. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has been laying the groundwork for a contested convention – - where no candidate has the necessary 1,237 delegates to clinch the nomination – - by getting allies elected as delegates. That way, if voting extends to a second round, some of those pledged to Republican Donald Trump on the first round could peel off and support Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. This has heightened the pressure on Republican Donald Trump to clinch the nomination before the convention, though Cruz’s recent wins have made that harder. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who infamously panned Trump's New York values earlier in the primary, had been bracing for a tough showing in the Empire State. The Texas senator was already looking ahead on the primary calendar, turning The Texas senator attention to Pennsylvania, where The Texas senator delivered a speech calling on Americans to join together to move the country forward. It is time for us to get up, shake it off and be who we were destined to be.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=clinch
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Clinch
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=clinch
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clinch
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=clinch
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=clinch
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html