to clinch
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4.8
- verb
- /klɪntʃ/
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- Berdych, who is a perfect 10-0 this year in Davis Cup play (7-0 in singles, 3-0 in doubles), can clinch it against David Ferrer; otherwise, it will come down to Stepanek against Almagro in the decider.
Examples
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It's for the computer controls, but they have to, by hand, manually make sure it doesn't get tied up, or cinched, or clinched, so they're there to make sure it goes smoothly.
Blog text (3) -
He clinched the rope tightly to secure the tent in place.
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Put that clinch there anyway.
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Alabama can clinch the Southeastern Conference West with a win over Auburn next.
Blog text (17) -
She clinches the robe again.
Fiction book (1996) -
Clinch studs
Academic text (1998) -
22 For Bell, "the chest-band clinches the identification of the sculpture's subject as a charioteer."
Academic text (2014) -
The liberals had in his true-blue reports clinching corroboration of their self-deceptions.
Academic text (1991) -
That the figures flanking the portal of the heroon are young men, not women, is clinched by the figures on the "banquet relief" that flanks the dancer on the left side of the portal.
Academic text (2014) -
The carpenter had to clinch the nails to ensure the frame was sturdy.
Synonyms
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1.0
To fasten things together by making a knot with string or rope
398
2.5
To become stiff and unable to move a part of the body
347
3.3
To fasten firmly so it cannot move or be taken
218
1.0
To attach something firmly so it does not move
145
1.5
To make something hold firmly, like a bolt or belt
132
3.2
To tie something tightly with rope or string
88
1.6
To fasten a belt or strap with a clasp
85
1.0
To attach something with a thin pointed piece of metal
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2.2
Fasten something with rope so it cannot move
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3.9
To keep something inside so it cannot escape by closing or locking
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1.6
Hold something in place so it cannot move
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2.5
To fasten a door or gate with a small metal part
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1.8
To make someone stay in one place or keep their attention on something
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3.3
Fasten something tightly to keep it from moving
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4.7
To fasten something securely with rope or cord
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3.4
To fasten something using a small metal lock with a U-shaped bar
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5.5
To fasten a strap tightly so it does not slip
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1.0
To tie rope or string so it holds
5
4.0
To fasten something with rope or straps to keep it from moving
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7.8
To fasten something with a metal band to make it stronger
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7.0
To tie the legs and wings of a bird so it cooks evenly
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3.0
To fasten something with a small hook or buckle
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3.2
Fasten a rope or string so it does not come loose
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3.5
To catch something so it becomes stuck briefly
To tie something tightly with rope so it does not move
To pull something like a rope until it becomes tight or to become tight
Antonyms
Compounds
- Jargon
A fishing knot where the line end goes outside the loop before pulling tight
How Secure
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clinch comes from an old word meaning 'to bend' or 'fasten' and is like clench, which means 'to hold tightly'. When you clinch a nail you bend its end to lock the pieces together, so to clinch something is to fasten it firmly.