Definition of clinch

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of clinch is as below...

Clinch (n.) The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip; a grasp; a clamp; a holdfast; as, to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon; to secure anything by a clinch..

Lern More About Clinch

Clutch :: Clutch (n.) To close tightly; to clinch.
Clincher :: Clincher (n.) One who, or that which, clinches; that which holds fast..
Clinched :: Clinched (imp. & p. p.) of Clinc.
Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch the teeth or the first..
Clinching :: Clinching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clinc.
Clinch :: Clinch (n.) The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip; a grasp; a clamp; a holdfast; as, to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon; to secure anything by a clinch..
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..
Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to clinch an argument..
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..
Clinch :: Clinch (n.) A pun.
Clench :: Clench (n. & v. t.) See Clinch.
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..
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..
Clincher :: Clincher (n.) That which ends a dispute or controversy; a decisive argument.
Unclench :: Unclench (v. t.) Same as Unclinch.
Clinch :: Clinch (v. i.) To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another.
Clincher-built :: Clincher-built (a.) See Clinker-built.
Rove :: Rove (n.) A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boat building.
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. t.) To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us