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V2 |
clinch | flatten the ends (of nails and rivets) | |
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V2 |
clinch | settle conclusively | |
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clinch, squeeze, hug | a tight or amorous embrace | |
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V2 |
clinch | secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts | |
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clinch, clench | [in vessel] a small slip noose made with seizing | |
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V2 |
clench, clinch | hold in a tight grasp | |
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V1 |
clinch | embrace amorously | |
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clinch, clamp | a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together | |
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clinch | [in boxing] the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily | |
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V1 |
clinch | hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches | |
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clinch | the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet |