clinch


Meanings

  • (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
  • a small slip noose made with seizing
  • the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
  • a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
  • a tight or amorous embrace;
  • secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts;
    • "The girder was clinched into the wall"
  • hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
  • hold in a tight grasp;
  • embrace amorously
  • flatten the ends (of nails and rivets);
    • "the nails were clinched"
  • settle conclusively;
    • "clinch a deal"
  • CLINCH v -ED, -ING, -ES to settle a matter decisively


Scrabble Score: 13

clinch is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

clinch is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

clinch is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 16

clinch is a valid Words With Friends word