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
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                                                noun
                                                the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
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                                                noun
                                                a tight or amorous embrace
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - come here and give me a big hug
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - 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
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - clench a steering wheel
 
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - the nails were clinched
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                settle conclusively
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - clinch a deal