clinch

Definitions of clinch in various dictionaries:

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

noun - a small slip noose made with seizing

noun - the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet

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

noun - a tight or amorous embrace

verb - secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts

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

verb - hold in a tight grasp

verb - embrace amorously

verb - flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)

verb - settle conclusively

To fix or secure (a nail or bolt, for example) by bending down or flattening the pointed end that protrudes.

To fasten together in this way.

To settle definitely and conclusively; make final: “The cocktail circuit is a constant and more contracts are clinched over pté than over paper” (Ann L.

To fasten with a clinch.

To be held together securely.

To hold a boxing opponent’s body with one or both arms to prevent or hinder his punches.

To embrace amorously.

Something, such as a clamp, that clinches.

The clinched part of a nail, bolt, or rivet.

An act or instance of clinching in boxing.

A knot in a rope made by a half hitch with the end of the rope fastened back by seizing.

An amorous embrace.

verb - to settle a matter decisively