clinch

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

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

2. 2transitive verb

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

3. 3transitive verb

   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. 4transitive verb

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

5. 5intransitive verb

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

6. 6noun

   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. 7noun

   A pun.

8. 8noun

   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. 9noun

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

10. 10noun

    a tight or amorous embrace

    "come here and give me a big hug"

    Synonyms

    hugsqueeze
11. 11noun

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

    Synonyms

    clamp
12. 12noun

    the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet

13. 13noun

    a small slip noose made with seizing

    Synonyms

    clench
14. 14verb

    settle conclusively

    "clinch a deal"

15. 15verb

    flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)

    "the nails were clinched"

16. 16verb

    secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts

    "The girder was clinched into the wall"

17. 17verb

    embrace amorously

18. 18verb

    hold in a tight grasp

    "clench a steering wheel"

    Synonyms

    clench
19. 19verb

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