Overview of verb clinch

The verb clinch has 6 senses

• clinch -- (secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts; "The girder was clinched into the wall")


• clinch -- (hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches)


• clench, clinch -- (hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel")


• clinch -- (embrace amorously)


• clinch -- (flatten the ends (of nails and rivets); "the nails were clinched")


• clinch -- (settle conclusively; "clinch a deal")

Overview of adj clinched

The adj clinched has 1 sense

• clenched, clinched -- (closed or squeezed together tightly; "a clenched fist"; "his clenched (or clinched) teeth")