What does clinch mean?

clinch means "secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts". That is the primary sense; the word has 11 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in clinch?

clinch has 1 syllable: clinch. In IPA it is /ˈklɪntʃ/.

What is another word for clinch?

Close synonyms include clench, clench, clamp, hug, squeeze. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is clinch a common word?

clinch is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Clinch — meaning and how to say it: klinch

verb

6 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

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

noun

5 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
(boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
Broadermaneuver
boxing
2.
a small slip noose made with seizing
Synonymsclench
Broadernoose
Narrowerdouble clinch inside clinch outside clinch
vessel
3.
the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
Broaderfastener
Part ofnail bolt rivet
4.
a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
Synonymsclamp
Broaderholding device
Narrowerbench clamp C-clamp cramp pipe vise press
5.
a tight or amorous embrace
“come here and give me a big hug”
Synonymshug squeeze
Broaderembrace

Other forms of clinch

plural: clinches·
past tense: clinched·
present participle: clinching·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about clinch

What does clinch mean?: clinch means "secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts". That is the primary sense; the word has 11 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in clinch?: clinch has 1 syllable: clinch. In IPA it is /ˈklɪntʃ/.
What is another word for clinch?: Close synonyms include clench, clench, clamp, hug, squeeze. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is clinch a common word?: clinch is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for clinch come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

verb

6 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

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

noun

5 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
(boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
Broadermaneuver
boxing
2.
a small slip noose made with seizing
Synonymsclench
Broadernoose
Narrowerdouble clinch inside clinch outside clinch
vessel
3.
the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
Broaderfastener
Part ofnail bolt rivet
4.
a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
Synonymsclamp
Broaderholding device
Narrowerbench clamp C-clamp cramp pipe vise press
5.
a tight or amorous embrace
“come here and give me a big hug”
Synonymshug squeeze
Broaderembrace

Other forms of clinch

plural: clinches·
past tense: clinched·
present participle: clinching·

Questions about clinch

What does clinch mean?: clinch means "secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts". That is the primary sense; the word has 11 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in clinch?: clinch has 1 syllable: clinch. In IPA it is /ˈklɪntʃ/.
What is another word for clinch?: Close synonyms include clench, clench, clamp, hug, squeeze. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is clinch a common word?: clinch is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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