clinch

noun

1. (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily

2. a tight or amorous embrace

e.g. come here and give me a big hug

Synonym: hugsqueeze

3. a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

Synonym: clamp

4. the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet

5. a small slip noose made with seizing

Synonym: clench

verb

1. settle conclusively

e.g. clinch a deal

2. flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)

e.g. the nails were clinched

3. secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts

e.g. The girder was clinched into the wall

4. embrace amorously

5. hold in a tight grasp

e.g. clench a steering wheel

Synonym: clench

6. hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches

1. 达成(协议等);取得(胜利)
If you clinch something you are trying to achieve, such as a business deal or victory in a contest, you succeed in obtaining it.

e.g. Hibernian clinched the First Division title when they beat Hamilton 2-0...
希伯尼安队以2比0战胜汉密尔顿队，夺得了甲级联赛的冠军。
e.g. This has fuelled speculation that he is about to clinch a deal with an American engine manufacturer.
这更增添了人们对他即将和美国的一家发动机制造商达成协议的猜测。

2. 解决;提供明确解决方法
The thing that clinches an uncertain matter settles it or provides a definite answer.

e.g. Evidently this information clinched the matter...
显然，这一消息使问题得以最终解决。
e.g. That was the clue which clinched it for us.
就是那个线索帮我们最终解决了问题。

3. (恋人之间的)拥抱，搂抱
If two people who love each other are in a clinch, they are holding each other tightly.

e.g. They were caught in a clinch when their parents returned home unexpectedly.
父母突然回家，撞见他俩拥抱在一起。

1. 钳住对手：虚击 feint | 钳住对手 clinch | 先击拳 lead

2. 决定：clinandrium 花粉囊 | clinch 决定 | clincher 紧钳

3. 钉牢：clinch 敲弯 | clinch 钉牢 | clinchertyre 嵌合轮胎

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4. 铆紧：clinch 半结铆紧 | clinch 铆紧 | clinch 敲弯 钉牢 绳索一端的活结圈套 半结