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clinch

English

🔊 (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
🔊 the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
🔊 a small slip noose made with seizing
🔊 a tight or amorous embrace
“come here and give me a big hug”
🔊 a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
🔊 settle conclusively
“clinch a deal”
🔊 flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)
“the nails were clinched”
🔊 secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
“The girder was clinched into the wall”
🔊 embrace amorously
🔊 hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
🔊 hold in a tight grasp
“clench a steering wheel”