clinch

Any of several fastenings.

The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip or grasp.

“to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon”

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.

A passionate embrace.

In combat sports, the act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.

To clasp; to interlock.

To make certain; to finalize.

“I already planned to buy the car, but the color was what really clinched it for me.”

To fasten securely or permanently.

To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed.

To embrace passionately.

To hold firmly; to clench.

To set closely together; to close tightly.

“to clinch the teeth or the fist”