Clinch (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object)
  1. to settle (a matter) decisively: After they clinched the deal they went out to celebrate.
  2. to secure (a nail, screw, etc.) in position by beating down the protruding point: He drove the nails through the board and clinched the points flat with a hammer.
  3. to fasten (objects) together by nails, screws, etc., secured in this manner.
  4. to fasten by a clinch.
verb (used without object)
  1. to engage in a clinch: The boxers clinched and were separated by the referee.
  2. to embrace, especially passionately.
  3. (of a clinched nail, screw, etc.) to hold fast; be secure.
noun
  1. the act of clinching.
  2. an act or instance of one or both boxers holding the other about the arms or body in order to prevent or hinder the opponent's punches.
  3. a passionate embrace.
  4. a clinched nail or fastening.
  5. the bent part of a clinched nail, screw, etc.
  6. a knot or bend in which a bight or eye is made by making a loop or turn in the rope and seizing the end to the standing part.
  7. a pun.
verb
  1. to secure (a driven nail) by bending the protruding point over
  2. to hold together in such a manner
  3. to settle (something, such as an argument, bargain, etc) in a definite way
  4. to fasten by means of a clinch
  5. to engage in a clinch, as in boxing or wrestling
noun
  1. the act of clinching
    • a nail with its point bent over
    • the part of such a nail, etc, that has been bent over
  3. an act or an instance in which one or both competitors hold on to the other to avoid punches, regain wind, etc
  4. a lovers' embrace
  5. a loop or eye formed in a line by seizing the end to the standing part.
Clinch (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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