to clinch
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4.8
- verb
- /klɪnʧ/
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- In a moment of fear, she clinched her arms around her friend tightly.
- clinch someone
- clinch with hands
Examples
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The Burns volleyball team clinched at least a tie for the Eastern Oregon League (EOL) title by defeating both Riverside and Umatilla on Saturday, Oct. 20.
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The boxer's strategy was to clinch his opponent to avoid taking more hits.
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A couple of times in the first round, I would clinch him, and he would start just kind of rabbit punching his way out.
Blog text (5) -
Monroe hits him with a right hand, left hand ,,, and another right hand ,,, and the Iceman is forced to clinch!
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"I lost it," said Howard, clinching his hand into a fist and beating it against his knee.
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That led to Garza clinching and trying for a takedown, but Hominick dominated there too.
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He managed to clinch the championship after a hard-fought match.
Synonyms
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2.1
To hold on tightly to someone or something and not let go
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2.8
To hold someone tightly to show affection
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3.4
To hold something tightly with the hands or because of strong feeling
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1.3
To hold something or someone tightly, often to keep them safe
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3.4
To hold tightly to someone or something because of fear, need, affection
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2.2
Grab something firmly with your hands to stay safe
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2.6
To hold a person or thing tightly with your hands
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5.1
To grab and hold someone or something during a struggle
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1.4
Keep a person or thing tightly against your body
Antonyms
Compounds
- Jargon
A fishing knot where the line end goes outside the loop before pulling tight
How Tight
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clinch is like clench, which means 'to squeeze or hold tightly'. In sports like boxing, to clinch is to hold your opponent close to stop action, so a clinch is a tight hold.