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Clinch synonyms
klĭnch
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secure
To get hold or possession of; obtain; acquire
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  1. To get hold or possession of; obtain; acquire
  2. (Naut.) To stop working
  3. To bring about; effect:
close
To bring to an end; finish
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  1. To bring to an end; finish
  2. To bring to an end; terminate:
  3. To join or unite; bring into contact:
confirm
To make firmer; strengthen:
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  1. To make firmer; strengthen:
  2. To support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify:
  3. To reaffirm the establishment of (a reservation or advance arrangement).
sew-up
To seal by sewing.
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  1. To seal by sewing.
clamp
To establish by authority; impose:
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  1. To establish by authority; impose:
  2. To fasten, grip, or support with or as if with a clamp.
  3. To grip, fasten, or brace with or as with a clamp
secure
To bring about; effect:
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  1. To bring about; effect:
  2. To get hold or possession of; obtain; acquire
  3. To make certain; ensure:
grip
To take firmly and hold fast with the hand, teeth, an instrument, etc.
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  1. To take firmly and hold fast with the hand, teeth, an instrument, etc.
  2. To get and hold the attention of
  3. To maintain a secure grasp.
clasp
To take hold of; to grasp; to grab tightly.
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  1. To take hold of; to grasp; to grab tightly.
  2. To hold tightly with the arms or hands; grasp firmly; embrace
  3. To hold in a tight embrace.
embrace
(Law) To try illegally to influence or instruct (a jury)
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  1. (Law) To try illegally to influence or instruct (a jury)
  2. To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
  3. To clasp or hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection.
enfold
To cover with or as if with folds; envelop.
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  1. To cover with or as if with folds; envelop.
  2. To fold something around; to envelop
  3. To hold within limits; enclose.
hold
To keep from falling or moving; support:
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  1. To keep from falling or moving; support:
  2. To maintain a desired or accustomed position or condition:
  3. To stop the movement or progress of:
hug
To put the arms around and hold closely; esp., to embrace tightly and affectionately
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  1. To put the arms around and hold closely; esp., to embrace tightly and affectionately
  2. To clasp or hold closely, especially in the arms, as in affection; embrace.
  3. (Figuratively) To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.
press
(Basketball) To employ a press.
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  1. (Basketball) To employ a press.
  2. To move by applying pressure:
  3. To insist upon or put forward insistently:
squeeze
To manage to find time or space for:
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  1. To manage to find time or space for:
  2. To put pressure or bring influence to bear upon (someone) to do a certain thing, as to pay money, etc.
  3. (Games) To force (an opponent) to use a potentially winning card in a trick he or she cannot take in bridge.
bosom
To embrace; cherish
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  1. To embrace; cherish
  2. To conceal in the bosom; hide
clip
To cut (an item) out of (a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
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  1. To cut (an item) out of (a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
  2. To enunciate with clarity and precision:
  3. To fasten with or as if with a clip; hold tightly.
embosom
To enclose protectively; surround; shelter
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  1. To enclose protectively; surround; shelter
  2. (Archaic) To take to one's bosom; embrace; cherish
  3. (Archaic) To clasp to or hold in the bosom.
clasp
A metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration to show a subsequent award of the same medal or to specify the type or place of service
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  1. A metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration to show a subsequent award of the same medal or to specify the type or place of service
  2. A fastener or holder, particularly one that clasps.
  3. An embrace or hug.
embrace
Hug (noun); putting arms around someone.
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  1. Hug (noun); putting arms around someone.
  2. Eager acceptance:
  3. An embracing; hug
hug
A tight clasp or hold with the arms, as in wrestling
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  1. A tight clasp or hold with the arms, as in wrestling
  2. A crushing embrace, as in wrestling.
  3. A bear's squeeze
squeeze
A handclasp or brief embrace.
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  1. A handclasp or brief embrace.
  2. A quantity of something extracted by squeezing
  3. A facsimile impression made by pressing a soft substance onto something, as a coin or inscription
Find another word for clinch. In this page you can discover 26 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for clinch, like: secure, close, confirm, sew-up, clamp, secure, grip, decide, fasten, hold and clasp.

Sentence Examples

  • The capture of Damietta was a considerable feat of arms, but nothing was done to clinch the advantage which had been won, and the whole of the year 1220 was spent by the crusaders in Damietta, partly in consolidating their immediate position, and partly in waiting for the arrival of Frederick II., who had promised to appear in 1221.

  • Clinch, California and its Missions: Their History to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (2 vols., San Francisco, 1904); Francisco Palou, Relation Historica de la Vida.

  • Clinch and Hilton were executors, and it was understood that Hilton should complete the cathedral at Garden City and endow schools there.

  • Drive a nail home and clinch it so faithfully that you can wake up in the night and think of your work with satisfaction--a work at which you would not be ashamed to invoke the Muse.

  • In August of 2009, Christian caught Kyle and Oliver in a passionate clinch.

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