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nouna small slip noose made with seizing
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nouna tight or amorous embracetype of:
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nouna device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
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verbhold in a tight grasp
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noun(boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarilytype of:
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verbembrace amorously
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"the nails were clinched"verbflatten the ends (of nails and rivets)
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verbhold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
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"The girder was clinched into the wall"verbsecure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
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"clinch a deal"verbsettle conclusivelytype of:
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nounthe flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
Definition that contains clinch
- break separate from a clinch, in boxing
- clincher a tool used to clinch nails or bolts or rivets
- double clinch a clinch with two loops
- inside clinch a clinch with the end of the line inside the loop
- outside clinch a clinch with the end of the line outside the loop