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Cinched vs. Clinched — What's the Difference?

Cinched vs. Clinched — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Cinched and Clinched

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Cinched

A girth for a pack or saddle.

Clinched

To fix or secure (a nail or bolt, for example) by bending down or flattening the pointed end that protrudes.

Cinched

An encircling cord, band, or belt.

Clinched

To fasten together in this way.

Cinched

Simple past tense and past participle of cinch
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Clinched

To settle definitely and conclusively; make final
"The cocktail circuit is a constant and more contracts are clinched over pâté than over paper" (Ann L. Trebbe).

Clinched

(Sports) To secure (a divisional championship, for instance) before the end of regular season play by having an insurmountable lead.

Clinched

To fasten with a clinch knot.

Clinched

To be held together securely.

Clinched

(Sports) To hold a boxing opponent's body with one or both arms to prevent or hinder punches.

Clinched

(Slang) To embrace amorously.

Clinched

Something, such as a clamp, that clinches.

Clinched

The clinched part of a nail, bolt, or rivet.

Clinched

(Sports) An act or instance of clinching in boxing.

Clinched

A clinch knot.

Clinched

(Slang) An amorous embrace.

Clinched

Simple past tense and past participle of clinch

Clinched

Closed or squeezed together tightly;
A clenched fist
His clenched (or clinched) teeth

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