(boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
Used in a Sentence
clinch
How to use clinch in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for clinch.
Editorial note
In boxing, as soon as the fighters clinch, the ref breaks up the fighters.
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Quick take
(boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of clinch gathered in one view.
a small slip noose made with seizing
the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for clinch.
noun
(boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
noun
a small slip noose made with seizing
See also: clench
noun
the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
noun
a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
See also: clamp
noun
a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug"
verb
secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts; "The girder was clinched into the wall"
verb
hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
verb
hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel"
See also: clench
verb
embrace amorously
verb
flatten the ends (of nails and rivets); "the nails were clinched"
verb
settle conclusively; "clinch a deal"
Example sentences
In boxing, as soon as the fighters clinch, the ref breaks up the fighters.
In pro boxing refs are very lenient about clinch tactics.
A breakthrough discovery, at use at the bench in less then a decade, and an easy clinch for the Nobel Prize.
It really is an awesome view though, we stopped by on our last Chicago visit and you can't really help but clinch up a bit.
> A quick skim of the bug list is enough to make any truly-fastidious engineer's sphincter clinch.
I think what really will clinch this is that once Android tablets come out in force, there will be so many options the iPad will be lost in the noise.
The working of these exercises will help clinch his grasp of the formula and will assure his ability to use the formula.
The double clinch is that we're all paying a lot of money to keep this program going that just slows us down during our travels with out actually increasing security in any meaningful way. It's just a secret form of welfare as far as I'm compared.
I'd say it's more akin to gathering information or evidence without a warrant in order to guarantee that a warrant will find the evidence necessary to clinch a conviction from the case.
"Failing some observational bias, the suggestive correlation with terrestrial time standards seems to nearly clinch the case for human association of these peculiar phenomena.
Since you were not able to clinch the project - which I believe is simply bad salesmanship, like in my case earlier - your "I told you so" rant is based on a massive leap of faith that you or any "US based" programmers could have finished the project on time, which I am simply have no reason to buy.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use clinch in a sentence?
In boxing, as soon as the fighters clinch, the ref breaks up the fighters.
What does clinch mean?
(boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
What part of speech is clinch?
clinch is commonly used as noun, verb.