clinch
/klɪnt͡ʃ/ noun C2- Any of several fastenings.
- The act of bending and hammering the point of a nail so it cannot be removed.
- The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast. · to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon· to secure anything by a clinch
- 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.
- A passionate embrace.
- The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.
Plural clinches
Other matches
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