clinch
clinch
klÉĒnʧ
klinch
/klˈÉĒnt‍ʃ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "clinch"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āφāρāϟāϏāĻžāρāϟ āφāϞāĻŋāĻ™ā§āĻ—āύ, āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āĻŽāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āφāϞāĻŋāĻ™ā§āĻ—āύ

a tight or amorous embrace
clinch definition and meaning
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āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāĻžā§āϚ, āϜāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϧāϰāĻž

(boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
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āĻĒ⧇āϰ⧇āĻ•, āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻŦāĻž āϰāĻŋāϭ⧇āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ

the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
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āϏāĻŋāϜāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ¸ā§āϞāĻŋāĻĒ āύ⧋āϏ, āϏāĻŋāϜāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āϞ⧁āĻĒ

a small slip noose made with seizing
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āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāĻžā§āϚ, āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ

a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
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āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to decisively conclude something, such as an argument or a contract
Transitive: to clinch a deal
to clinch definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The salesperson clinched the sale by offering an irresistible discount to the hesitant customer.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰ⧇āϤāĻž āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāĻ—ā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻ•āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āĻ§ā§āϝ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āρāϧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāρāĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to secure or fasten a nail, bolt, rivet, etc. tightly by bending the protruding end over to hold them in place
Transitive: to clinch a nail or similar implement
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After inserting the bolt through the metal plates, the mechanic used a wrench to clinch it securely in place.
āϧāĻžāϤāĻŦ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻŦā§‹āĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻĸā§‹āĻ•āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻĒāϰ, āĻŽā§‡āĻ•āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϰ⧇āĻžā§āϚ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
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āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϧāϰāĻž, āφāρāĻ•āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϧāϰāĻž

to grasp or hold onto something tightly and securely
Transitive: to clinch a support structure | to clinch onto a support structure
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The child clinched his father's hand tightly as they crossed the busy street.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϧāϰ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āφāϞāĻŋāĻ™ā§āĻ—āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϧāϰāĻž

to hold someone tightly in one's arms, usually as a gesture of affection, comfort, or support
Transitive: to clinch sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After being apart for months, the couple finally reunited and clinched each other in a warm embrace.
āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āĻŽāĻžāϏ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āĻĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāϤāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āύāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻˇā§āĻŖ āφāϞāĻŋāĻ™ā§āĻ—āύ⧇ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒāϰāϕ⧇ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϜāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϧāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϜāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϧāϰāĻž, āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϧāϰāĻž

to hold onto one's opponent in close quarters during a boxing match to prevent them from landing punches
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
When his opponent started to land heavy blows, he quickly clinched to avoid further damage.
āϝāĻ–āύ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āϘ⧁āώāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϰāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞ, āϤāĻ–āύ āϏ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϚ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
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āĻœā§‡āϤāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to successfully win or achieve something
Transitive: to clinch an achievement
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The climber 's determination and skill helped him clinch the ascent of the challenging peak.
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦāϤāĻžāϰ⧋āĻšā§€āϰ āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧāϏāĻ‚āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ–āϰ⧇ āφāϰ⧋āĻšāĻŖ āϏāĻĢāϞāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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