Clinch

v. t.	1.	To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly. [imp. & p. p. Clinched ; p. pr. & vb. n. Clinching.]
	2.	To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch the teeth or the first.
	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.
	4.	To make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to clinch an argument.
v. i.	1.	To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another.
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.
	2.	A pun.
	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.

Noun	1.	clinch - (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
	2.	clinch - a small slip noose made with seizing Synonyms: clench
	3.	clinch - the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
	4.	clinch - a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug" Synonyms: hug, squeeze
Verb	1.	clinch - secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts; "The girder was clinched into the wall"
	2.	clinch - hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
	3.	clinch - hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel" Synonyms: clench
	4.	clinch - embrace amorously
	5.	clinch - flatten the ends (of nails and rivets); "the nails were clinched"
	6.	clinch - settle conclusively; "clinch a deal"

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