Pronunciation: /klɪn(t)ʃ/
verb
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1confirm or settle (a contract or bargain): the Texan wanted to impress him to clinch a business deal
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conclusively settle (an argument or debate): these findings clinched the matter
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confirm the winning or achievement of (a match, competition, or victory): Johnson scored the goals which clinched victory
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2 [no object] grapple at close quarters, especially (of boxers) so as to be too closely engaged for full-arm blows.
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(of two people) embrace.
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3secure (a nail or rivet) by driving the point sideways when it has penetrated.
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fasten (a rope or angling line) with a clinch knot.
noun
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1a struggle or scuffle at close quarters: breaking from a clinch, he crossed with his right
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an embrace, especially an amorous one: we went into a passionate clinch on the sofa
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2 (also clinch knot) a knot used to fasten ropes or angling lines, using a half hitch with the end seized back on its own part.
