verb, noun
verb [VN]
1 to succeed in achieving or winning sth:
to clinch an argument / a deal / a victory * They clinched a place in the semi-finals.
2 to provide the answer to sth; to settle sth that was not certain:
'I'll pay your air fare.' 'Okay, that clinches it-I'll come with you.' * a clinching argument
Part of speech: noun
1 (informal) a position in which two lovers hold each other tightly
SYNEMBRACE
2 a position in a fight in which two opponents hold each other tightly with the arms
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for clinch is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is clinch a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, clinch is tagged as noun.
Does clinch appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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