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Clinch

/klɪntʃ/

Any of several fastenings.

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📖 Definitions of "Clinch"

noun

1
Any of several fastenings.
2
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"
3
A pun.
4
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.

verb

1
To clasp; to interlock.
2
To make certain; to finalize.
"I already planned to buy the car, but the color was what really clinched it for me."
3
To fasten securely or permanently.
4
To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed.

🔄 Synonyms of "Clinch"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
clenchverb	To grip or hold fast.
hugnoun	A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Clinch"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
clenchverb	To grip or hold fast.
hugnoun	A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").
findverb	(transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
icenoun	Water in frozen (solid) form.
clampernoun	One who, or that which, clamps.
clunchnoun	(UK) A traditional building material mostly made of chalk or clay.
clinknoun	(onomatopoeia) The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass.
clutchnoun	A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.
claspnoun	(countable) A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together, such as a fastener or a holder.
crimpnoun	A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.
clampnoun	A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things that are apart together.
nail downverb	(idiomatic, transitive) to make something (e.g. a decision or plan) firm or certain
put a pin inverb	To postpone; to stop focusing or working on (something) until it can be finished at a later time.
clipnoun	Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
cinchnoun	(informal) Something that is very easy to do.
double	Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
make the cheese more bindingverb	(US) To clinch a deal or agreement.
clitchverb	Alternative form of clutch. [(transitive) To seize, as though with claws.]
latchnoun	A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.
crampnoun	A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled; (sometimes) a similar pain even without noticeable contraction.