German Meaning of clinch

klammern

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Definitions and Meaning of clinch in English

Wordnet

clinch (n)

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

a small slip noose made with seizing

the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet

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

a tight or amorous embrace

Wordnet

clinch (v)

secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts

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

hold in a tight grasp

embrace amorously

flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)

settle conclusively

Webster

clinch (v. t.)

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

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

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.

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

Webster

clinch (v. i.)

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

Webster

clinch (n.)

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.

A pun.

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.

FAQs About the word clinch

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