Definition of clinch

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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..

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Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch the teeth or the first..
Clincher :: Clincher (n.) One who, or that which, clinches; that which holds fast..
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..
Clinching :: Clinching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clinc.
Clinch :: Clinch (n.) A pun.
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..
Clinched :: Clinched (imp. & p. p.) of Clinc.
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..
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..
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..
Unclinch :: Unclinch (v. t.) To cause to be no longer clinched; to open; as, to unclinch the fist..
Fasten :: Fasten (v. i.) To fix one's self; to take firm hold; to clinch; to cling.
Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to clinch an argument..
Clench :: Clench (n. & v. t.) See Clinch.
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.
Clutch :: Clutch (n.) To close tightly; to clinch.
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..
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..
Unclench :: Unclench (v. t.) Same as Unclinch.
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