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   clinch

   /klɪn(t)ʃ/

   verb

   • 1. confirm or settle (a contract or bargain): "the Texan wanted to impress him to clinch a business deal" Similar securesettleconcludeclosepull offbring offcompleteconfirmsealset the seal onfinalizeshake hands onreach an agreement ontransactinformal:sew upwrap upstringbutton up
   • ▪ conclusively settle (an argument or debate): "these findings clinched the matter" Similar settledecidedetermineestablishresolveinformal:sort out
   • ▪ confirm the winning or achievement of (a match, competition, or victory): "Johnson scored the goals which clinched victory" Similar winbe the victor inbe the winner ofbe victorious income first infinish first intake first prize intriumph inachieve success inbe successful inprevail inOpposite lose
   • 2. grapple at close quarters, especially (of boxers) so as to be too closely engaged for full-arm blows. Similar grapplewrestlestruggle with each otherscuffle with each othergrasp each otherclutch each othergrip each other
   • ▪ (of two people) embrace.
   • 3. secure (a nail or rivet) by driving the point sideways when it has penetrated. Similar securefastenmake fastfixclampboltrivetpinion
   • ▪ fasten (a rope or angling line) with a clinch knot.

   noun

   • 1. a struggle or scuffle at close quarters: "breaking from a clinch, he crossed with his right"
   • ▪ an embrace, especially an amorous one: "we went into a passionate clinch on the sofa"
   • 2. a knot used to fasten ropes or angling lines, using a half hitch with the end seized back on its own part.

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the senses ‘something that grips’ and ‘fix securely’): variant of clench.

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