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 ]

Clinch

v. i. To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another. [ 1913 Webster ]

Clinch

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 ]

Clincher

n. 1. One who, or that which, clinches; that which holds fast. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which ends a dispute or controversy; a decisive argument. [ 1913 Webster ]

Clincher-built

a. See Clinker-built. [ 1913 Webster ]

Unclinch

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + clinch. ] To cause to be no longer clinched; to open; as, to unclinch the fist. [ Written also unclench. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

确定

[确定 / 確定, què dìng] definite; certain; fixed; to fix (on sth); to determine; to be sure; to ensure; to make certain; to ascertain; to clinch; to recognize; to confirm; OK (on computer dialog box) #940

画龙点睛

[画龙点睛 / 畫龍點睛, huà lóng diǎn jīng] to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (成语 saw); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life; a few words to clinch the point #42144

点睛之笔

[点睛之笔 / 點睛之筆, diǎn jīng zhī bǐ] the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (成语 saw); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life; a few words to clinch the point #48520

板上钉钉

[板上钉钉 / 板上釘釘, bǎn shàng dīng dīng] that clinches it; that's final; no two ways about it #53627

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

止め;留め

[とどめ, todome] (n) finishing blow; clincher #3210

決める(P);極める

[きめる, kimeru] (v1, vt) (1) to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix; (2) to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); (3) to persist in doing; to go through with; (4) (as 決めている) to always do; to have made a habit of; (5) to take for granted; to assume; (6) to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines; (7) to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing; (8) { MA } to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.); (P) #4966

カシメ

[kashime] (n) standoff (mechanical fastener); self-clinch hardware

クリンチ

[kurinchi] (n, vs) clinch; (P)

決まり手;決り手

[きまりて, kimarite] (n) clincher; winning technique; official winning technique (sumo)

決め手(P);極め手

[きめて, kimete] (n) (1) (See 決める・きめる・1) decider; person who decides; (2) (See 決める・きめる・2) deciding factor; clincher; trump card; winning move; (P)

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

zum Abschluss bringen; perfekt machen

to clinch

Clinch { m }