Definitions For Clinch

noun

  • (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
  • A tight or amorous embrace
  • A device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
  • The flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
  • A small slip noose made with seizing
  • A position in which two people (such as two boxers) are holding each other very closely

verb

  • Settle conclusively
  • Flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)
  • Secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
  • Embrace amorously
  • Hold in a tight grasp
  • Hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
  • To make (something) certain or final
  • To make certain the winning of (something)
  • To hold each other closely during a fight

Is Clinch a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
16

The word Clinch is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Clinch in a Sentence

  • His home run clinched the victory.
  • The new evidence clinches the case.
  • Her work on the project should clinch her a promotion.
  • The referee told the boxers to break their clinch.

Synonyms for Clinch

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