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    clinch
    /klɪn(t)ʃ/

    verb

    • 1. confirm or settle (a contract or bargain): "the Texan wanted to impress him to clinch a business deal" Similar securesettleconcludeclose
    • 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 other

    noun

    • 1. a struggle or scuffle at close quarters: "breaking from a clinch, he crossed with his right"
    • 2. a knot used to fasten ropes or angling lines, using a half hitch with the end seized back on its own part.

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

    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.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › clinchClinch Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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…

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

    If you clinch something you are trying to achieve, you succeed in obtaining it. Her second-place finish in the final race was enough to clinch the overall victory. American English : clinch / ˈklɪntʃ /

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › clinchCLINCH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

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

    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.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › clinchClinch - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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. The verb clinch arose as a variation of clench, and its original meaning was "fix securely (a driven nail) by bending and beating it back."

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › clinchClinch - definition of clinch by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. Something, such as a clamp, that clinches. 2. The clinched part of a nail, bolt, or rivet. 3. Sports An act or instance of clinching in boxing. 4. A clinch knot.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionclinch verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of clinch verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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

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

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › clinchclinch - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 8, 2024 · To fasten securely or permanently. To make certain; to finalize. [from 1716] I already planned to buy the car, but the color was what really clinched it for me. To hold firmly; to clench. Synonyms: clasp, grasp, grip; see also Thesaurus: grasp. To set closely together; to close tightly.