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clinch

(kl/I/n/tS/ )

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

source: wordnet30
a small slip noose made with seizing(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
clench

source: wordnet30
the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
clamp

source: wordnet30
a tight or amorous embrace(noun.act)

Synonym:
hug, squeeze

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts(verb.contact)

Example:
The girder was clinched into the wall.

source: wordnet30
hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
hold in a tight grasp(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
embrace amorously(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)(verb.contact)

Example:
The nails were clinched.

source: wordnet30
settle conclusively(verb.communication)

Example:
Clinch a deal.

source: wordnet30
To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.(verb)

source: webster1913
To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another.(verb)

source: webster1913

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