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- Dictionaryclinch/klin(t)SH/
verb
- 1. confirm or settle (a contract or bargain): "to clinch a business deal" Similar
- 2. grapple at close quarters, especially (of boxers) so as to be too closely engaged for full-arm blows. Similar
noun
- 1. a struggle or scuffle at close quarters, especially (in boxing) one in which the fighters become too closely engaged for full-arm blows: "breaking from a clinch, he crossed with his right"
- 2. a knot used to fasten a rope to a ring or cringle, using a half hitch with the end seized back on its own part.
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Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word clinch, which can be a verb or a noun. Clinch can mean to fasten, to settle, to hold, or to embrace, depending on the context.
Learn the meaning of clinch as a verb and a noun, with synonyms and usage examples. Clinch can mean to win something, to decide something, or to hug someone tightly.
Clinch definition: to settle (a matter) decisively. See examples of CLINCH used in a sentence.
When you clinch something, you confirm it, the way you clinch a deal with your brother to trade chores next week by shaking hands on it. The verb clinch arose as a variation of clench, and its original meaning was "fix securely (a driven nail) by bending and beating it back."
Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms and usage of the word 'clinch' in British and American English. Find out how to clinch a deal, a nail, a boxing match or an embrace.
Learn the meaning of clinch as a verb and a noun, with examples of usage and synonyms. Find out how to pronounce clinch and how to use it in different contexts.
Clinch can mean to secure, fasten, settle, or embrace, depending on the context. It can also refer to a type of knot, a boxing move, or a nautical term. See examples, synonyms, and related words.
