clinch

/klˈɪntʃ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
2. a small slip noose made with seizing
3. the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
4. a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
5. a tight or amorous embrace
   “come here and give me a big hug”

verb

1. secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
   “The girder was clinched into the wall”
2. hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
3. hold in a tight grasp
   “clench a steering wheel”
4. embrace amorously
5. flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)
   “the nails were clinched”
6. settle conclusively
   “clinch a deal”

Synonyms for clinch

• clench
• clamp
• hug
• squeeze

Words that rhyme with clinch

• pinch
• cinch
• inch
• flinch
• goldfinch
• winch
• finch
• lynch
• bulfinch
• grinch
• hinch
• kinch
• linch
• mcninch
• minch
• synch
• tinch