Definitions For Clinch

noun

• (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
• A tight or amorous embrace
• A device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
• The flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
• A small slip noose made with seizing
• A position in which two people (such as two boxers) are holding each other very closely

verb

• Settle conclusively
• Flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)
• Secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
• Embrace amorously
• Hold in a tight grasp
• Hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
• To make (something) certain or final
• To make certain the winning of (something)
• To hold each other closely during a fight