Uk English Meaning of clinch
clinch
Other Uk English words related to clinch
Nearest Words of clinch
- clinanthium => receptacle
- clime => climate
- climbing salamander => Climbing salamander
- climbing perch => Climbing perch
- climbing onion => Climbing onion
- climbing nightshade => Bittersweet nightshade
- climbing maidenhair fern => Climbing maidenhair fern
- climbing maidenhair => climbing maidenhair
- climbing lily => Climbing lily
- climbing iron => climbing iron
Definitions and Meaning of clinch in English
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
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
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.
clinch (v. i.)
To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another.
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
clinch
(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 n
decide,determine,settle,clarify,define,ensure,establish,Nail,prove,secure
confuse,muddy,muddle,unsettle
clinanthium => receptacle, clime => climate, climbing salamander => Climbing salamander, climbing perch => Climbing perch, climbing onion => Climbing onion,
