Meaning & Definition of Clinch in English

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"

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"