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"Clinch" Definition

noun

Nautical A knot in a rope made by a half hitch with the end of the rope fastened back by seizing. Also called clench.
Slang An amorous embrace.
Something, such as a clamp, that clinches.
Sports An act or instance of clinching in boxing.
The clinched part of a nail, bolt, or rivet.

verb-transitive

Nautical To fasten with a clinch.
Sports To secure (a divisional championship, for instance) before the end of regular season play by having an insurmountable lead.
To fasten together in this way.
To fix or secure (a nail or bolt, for example) by bending down or flattening the pointed end that protrudes.
To settle definitely and conclusively; make final: "The cocktail circuit is a constant and more contracts are clinched over pâté than over paper” ( Ann L. Trebbe).

verb-intransitive

Slang To embrace amorously.
To be held together securely.

verb

To turn over or flatten the protruding pointed end of (a driven nail).
To treat (as a screw, bolt, or rivet) in a similar way.
To fasten in this way.
To make final or irrefutable.
To assure the winning of.

geographical name

River 300 (480 ) Virginia & Tennessee flowing into Tennessee River.
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