'Clinch' definitions:
Definition of 'clinch'
(from WordNet)
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 [syn: clinch, clench]
noun
The flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
noun
A device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together [syn: clamp, clinch]
noun
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" [syn: clench, clinch]
verb
Embrace amorously
verb
Flatten the ends (of nails and rivets); "the nails were clinched"
verb
Settle conclusively; "clinch a deal"
Definition of 'Clinch'
From: GCIDE
- Clinch \Clinch\ (kl[i^]nch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clinched; p. pr. & vb. n. Clinching.] [OE. clenchen, prop. causative of clink to cause to clink, to strike; cf. D. klinken to tinkle, rivet. See Clink.]
- 1. To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly. "Clinch the pointed spear." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch the teeth or the first. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 3. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to clinch an argument. --South. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Clinch'
From: GCIDE
- Clinch \Clinch\, v. i. To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Clinch'
From: GCIDE
- Clinch \Clinch\ (kl[i^]nch), n.
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A pun. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Naut.) 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'clinch'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abduct,
- adhere,
- adhere to,
- affix,
- afford proof of,
- agglomerate,
- anchor,
- ankle,
- annex,
- articulation,
- ascertain,
- assure,
- attach,
- bear hug,
- belay,
- bite,
- boundary,
- bring home to,
- bunch,
- butt,
- carry off,
- cement,
- certify,
- cervix,
- cinch,
- clamp,
- clasp,
- clear up,
- cleave,
- cleave to,
- clench,
- cling,
- cling to,
- clinging,
- clip,
- close quarters,
- closure,
- clot,
- cluster,
- clutch,
- coagulate,
- cohere,
- come together,
- communicate,
- complete,
- conclude,
- confirm,
- congeal,
- conglomerate,
- connect,
- connecting link,
- connecting rod,
- connection,
- converge,
- coupling,
- cramp,
- cuddle,
- death grip,
- decide,
- demonstrate,
- determine,
- dismiss all doubt,
- dispose of,
- dovetail,
- elbow,
- embrace,
- enfold,
- engraft,
- ensure,
- establish,
- fasten,
- find out,
- firm hold,
- fix,
- follow,
- follow from,
- foothold,
- footing,
- freeze to,
- get at,
- gliding joint,
- graft,
- grapple,
- grasp,
- grip,
- gripe,
- grow together,
- hang on,
- hang on to,
- hang together,
- have a case,
- hinge,
- hinged joint,
- hip,
- hold,
- hold fast,
- hold good,
- hold on,
- hold on to,
- hold tight,
- hold together,
- hold water,
- hug,
- insure,
- intercommunicate,
- interface,
- iron grip,
- join,
- joining,
- joint,
- juncture,
- keep hold of,
- kidnap,
- knee,
- knit,
- knuckle,
- link,
- make certain,
- make fast,
- make good,
- make no doubt,
- make no mistake,
- make out,
- make sure,
- make sure of,
- mass,
- meet,
- merge,
- miter,
- moor,
- mortise,
- nail down,
- neck,
- never let go,
- nip,
- persist,
- pivot,
- pivot joint,
- press,
- prove,
- prove to be,
- prove true,
- purchase,
- put to,
- rabbet,
- reassure,
- remove all doubt,
- scarf,
- screw up,
- seam,
- secure,
- see that,
- see to it,
- seizure,
- set,
- set at rest,
- set to,
- settle,
- settle the matter,
- shanghai,
- shoulder,
- show,
- solidify,
- sort out,
- squeeze,
- stay,
- stay put,
- stick,
- stick to,
- stick together,
- stitch,
- suture,
- symphysis,
- take hold of,
- tenure,
- throttle,
- tie rod,
- tight grip,
- tighten,
- toehold,
- toggle,
- toggle joint,
- trice up,
- trim,
- union,
- unite,
- weld,
- wind up,
- wrist
Clinch -- U.S. County in Georgia
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Clinch -- U.S. County in Georgia
Population (2000) :
6878
Housing Units (2000) :
2837
Land area (2000) :
809.287995 sq. miles (2096.046195 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
14.884630 sq. miles (38.551013 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
824.172625 sq. miles (2134.597208 sq. km)
Located within :
Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location :
30.945683 N, 82.716673 W