clinch

Etymology
16th-century alteration of.

Verb

 * 1) To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed.
 * 2) To clasp; to interlock.
 * 3) To fasten securely or permanently.
 * 4) To make certain; to finalize.
 * 5) To hold firmly; to clench
 * 6) To set closely together; to close tightly.
 * 7) To hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to avoid being hit while resting momentarily
 * 8) To secure a spot (e.g., at the divisional championship) before the end of regular season play by having an insurmountable lead.
 * 9) To embrace passionately.
 * 1) To set closely together; to close tightly.
 * 2) To hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to avoid being hit while resting momentarily
 * 3) To secure a spot (e.g., at the divisional championship) before the end of regular season play by having an insurmountable lead.
 * 4) To embrace passionately.
 * 1) To hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to avoid being hit while resting momentarily
 * 2) To secure a spot (e.g., at the divisional championship) before the end of regular season play by having an insurmountable lead.
 * 3) To embrace passionately.
 * 1) To embrace passionately.

Translations

 * Finnish:, lukittua
 * French:
 * Russian:, ,


 * Finnish: olla viimeinen niitti


 * Finnish:
 * Ottoman Turkish: پرچینلمك


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish: puristaa yhteen

Noun



 * 1) Any of several fastenings.
 * 2) The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast.
 * 3)  A pun.
 * 4)  A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to the ring of an anchor, or the breeching of a ship's gun to the ringbolts.
 * 5) A passionate embrace.
 * 6)  The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.
 * 7)  A prison sentence.
 * 1) A passionate embrace.
 * 2)  The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.
 * 3)  A prison sentence.
 * 1)  The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.
 * 2)  A prison sentence.

Derived terms

 * clinch-built

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * French: ,
 * Russian:, , ,


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: клинч
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἅμμα
 * Irish: greim, géagáil
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, clinch
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Thai: จับคอ

Etymology
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