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clinch

The correct spelling is clinch.

How to pronounce clinch

/klɪntʃ/
noun

IPA: /klɪntʃ/

Say it like: Cli-nch

The correct spelling is clinch. Any of several fastenings. For example: "to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon"

Usage Examples

to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon

I already planned to buy the car, but the color was what really clinched it for me.

to clinch the teeth or the fist

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Any of several fastenings.
  2. 2.The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip or grasp.
  3. 3.A pun.
  4. 4.A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to the ring of an anchor, or the breeching of a ship's gun to the ringbolts.
  5. 5.A passionate embrace.

verb

  1. 1.To clasp; to interlock.
  2. 2.To make certain; to finalize.
  3. 3.To fasten securely or permanently.
  4. 4.To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed.
  5. 5.To embrace passionately.

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