Main entry: clinch
Definition: (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
Main entry: squeeze, clinch, hug
Definition: a tight or amorous embrace
Usage: come here and give me a big hug
Definition: a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
Main entry: clinch
Definition: the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
Definition: a small slip noose made with seizing
Main entry: clinch
Definition: settle conclusively
Usage: clinch a deal
Main entry: clinch
Definition: flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)
Usage: the nails were clinched
Main entry: clinch
Definition: secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
Usage: The girder was clinched into the wall
Main entry: clinch
Definition: embrace amorously
Definition: hold in a tight grasp
Usage: clench a steering wheel
Main entry: clinch
Definition: hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches