clinch
81clinch — v 1. attach, fasten, make fast, secure, fix, set; rivet, nail, screw, bolt, drive in; clamp, vise, brace; lock, bar, hasp; pinion, bind, tie, fetter. 2. seize, grab, Inf. collar, lay hold of; wrestle, grapple; grip, gripe, clench, clutch, clasp.… …
82clinch — verb 1) he clinched the deal Syn: secure, settle, conclude, close, confirm, seal, finalize; informal sew up 2) these findings clinched the matter Syn: settle, decide, determine …
83clinch — [klɪntʃ] verb [T] to manage to win or achieve something by doing one final thing that makes it certain …
84clinch — s ( en) SPORT/BILDL (el. klinch) …
85clinch — n. Embrace …
86clinch — v. & n. v. 1 tr. confirm or settle (an argument, bargain, etc.) conclusively. 2 intr. Boxing & Wrestling (of participants) become too closely engaged. 3 intr. colloq. embrace. 4 tr. secure (a nail or rivet) by driving the point sideways when… …
87clinch·er — /ˈklınʧɚ/ noun [singular] informal : a fact or statement that makes something certain or final This delicious soup is bound to impress guests. And here s the clincher: it s very easy to make. [=the fact that the soup is easy to make makes it… …
88clinch knot — half blood knot (a knot used by anglers to attach swivels, hooks and lures to the main line. Various websites have animated steps showing how to tie this knot) …
89Clinch River — ▪ river, United States river rising in Tazewell county, southwestern Virginia, U.S., and flowing about 300 miles (480 km), generally southwest, through the Great Appalachian Valley into eastern Tennessee. There it passes through Norris Lake …
90clinch nut — noun A threaded fastener secured by a press fit into one of the pieces to be joined. Frequently used in sheet metal designs when a material is too thin to tap threads …
