Definition of clinch

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Clinch (v. i.) To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another.

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Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To bend or turn over the point of (something that has been driven through an object), so that it will hold fast; as, to clinch a nail..
Unclench :: Unclench (v. t.) Same as Unclinch.
Clinch :: Clinch (n.) A pun.
Clincher :: Clincher (n.) One who, or that which, clinches; that which holds fast..
Fist :: Fist (n.) The hand with the fingers doubled into the palm; the closed hand, especially as clinched tightly for the purpose of striking a blow..
Rivet :: Rivet (n.) A metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together, by passing it through them and then beating or pressing down the point so that it shall spread out and form a second head; a pin or bolt headed or clinched at both ends..
Clinch :: Clinch (v. i.) To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another.
Clinched :: Clinched (imp. & p. p.) of Clinc.
Clincher-built :: Clincher-built (a.) See Clinker-built.
Clinching :: Clinching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clinc.
Rove :: Rove (n.) A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boat building.
Clincher :: Clincher (n.) That which ends a dispute or controversy; a decisive argument.
Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch the teeth or the first..
Double :: Double (a.) To make of two thicknesses or folds by turning or bending together in the middle; to fold one part upon another part of; as, to double the leaf of a book, and the like; to clinch, as the fist; -- often followed by up; as, to double up a sheet of paper or cloth..
Clench :: Clench (n. & v. t.) See Clinch.
Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to clinch an argument..
Clinch :: Clinch (n.) 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..
Holdfast :: Holdfast (n.) Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long fiat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support..
Clutch :: Clutch (n.) A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp..
Riveting :: Riveting (n.) The act of joining with rivets; the act of spreading out and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or pressing..
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