Clench vs. Clinch — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Clench and Clinch
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Clench
(with reference to the fingers or hand) close into a tight ball, especially as a manifestation of extreme anger
Ian's right hand clenched into a fist
She clenched her fists, struggling for control
Clinch
(Slang) To embrace amorously.
Clench
A contraction or tightening of part of the body
She saw the anger rise, saw the clench of his fists
Clinch
Confirm or settle (a contract or bargain)
The Texan wanted to impress him to clinch a business deal
Clench
To close tightly
Clench one's teeth.
Clenched my fists in anger.
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Clinch
Grapple at close quarters, especially (of boxers) so as to be too closely engaged for full-arm blows.
Clench
To grasp or grip tightly
Clenched the steering wheel.
Clinch
Secure (a nail or rivet) by driving the point sideways when it has penetrated.
Clench
To clinch (a bolt, for example).
Clinch
A struggle or scuffle at close quarters
Breaking from a clinch, he crossed with his right
Clench
A tight grip or grasp.
Clinch
A knot used to fasten ropes or angling lines, using a half hitch with the end seized back on its own part.
Clench
Something, such as a mechanical device, that clenches or holds fast.
Clinch
To fix or secure (a nail or bolt, for example) by bending down or flattening the pointed end that protrudes.
Clench
To grip or hold fast.
Clinch
To fasten together in this way.
Clench
To close tightly.
He clenched his fist in anger.
Clinch
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).
Clench
A tight grip.
Clinch
(Sports) To secure (a divisional championship, for instance) before the end of regular season play by having an insurmountable lead.
Clench
(engineering) A seal that is applied to formed thin-wall bushings.
Clinch
To fasten with a clinch knot.
Clench
A local chapter of the Church of the SubGenius parody religion.
Clinch
To be held together securely.
Clench
(archaic) A pun
Clinch
(Sports) To hold a boxing opponent's body with one or both arms to prevent or hinder punches.
Clench
See Clinch.
Clinch
Something, such as a clamp, that clinches.
Clench
A small slip noose made with seizing
Clinch
The clinched part of a nail, bolt, or rivet.
Clench
The act of grasping;
He released his clasp on my arm
He has a strong grip for an old man
She kept a firm hold on the railing
Clinch
(Sports) An act or instance of clinching in boxing.
Clench
Hold in a tight grasp;
Clench a steering wheel
Clinch
A clinch knot.
Clench
Squeeze together tightly;
Clench one's jaw
Clinch
(Slang) An amorous embrace.
Clinch
To clasp; to interlock.
Clinch
To make certain; to finalize.
I already planned to buy the car, but the color was what really clinched it for me.
Clinch
To fasten securely or permanently.
Clinch
To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed.
Clinch
To embrace passionately.
Clinch
To hold firmly; to clench.
Clinch
To set closely together; to close tightly.
To clinch the teeth or the fist
Clinch
Any of several fastenings.
Clinch
The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast.
To get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon
To secure anything by a clinch
Clinch
(obsolete) A pun.
Clinch
(nautical) A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to the ring of an anchor, or the breeching of a ship's gun to the ringbolts.
Clinch
A passionate embrace.
Clinch
The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.
Clinch
A prison sentence.
Clinch
To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.
Clinch
To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch the teeth or the first.
Clinch
To bend or turn over the point of (something that has been driven through an object), so that it will hold fast; as, to clinch a nail.
Clinch
To make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to clinch an argument.
Clinch
To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another.
Clinch
The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip; a grasp; a clamp; a holdfast; as, to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon; to secure anything by a clinch.
Clinch
A pun.
Clinch
A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to the ring of an anchor, or the breeching of a ship's gun to the ringbolts.
Clinch
(boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
Clinch
A small slip noose made with seizing
Clinch
The flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
Clinch
A tight or amorous embrace;
Come here and give me a big hug
Clinch
Secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts;
The girder was clinched into the wall
Clinch
Hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
Clinch
Hold in a tight grasp;
Clench a steering wheel
Clinch
Embrace amorously
Clinch
Flatten the ends (of nails and rivets);
The nails were clinched
Clinch
Settle conclusively;
Clinch a deal
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