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1.
(boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
2.
a small slip noose made with seizing
3.
the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
4.
a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
5.
a tight or amorous embrace
'clinch' - used as a verb
6.
secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
The girder was clinched into the wall
7.
hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
8.
hold in a tight grasp
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embrace amorously
10.
flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)
the nails were clinched
11.
settle conclusively
clinch a deal
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1. Clinch / Plural
clinches
2. Clinch / Past
clinched
3. Clinch / Third Person
clinches
4. Clinch / Present Participle
clinching
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