clinching

verb

Meaning

To clasp; to interlock.
To make certain; to finalize.
To fasten securely or permanently.
To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed.
To embrace passionately.
To hold firmly; to clench.
A clinch; a passionate embrace.
A making certain or finalizing.
The distortion of computer tape by wrinkling.
That settles something (such as an argument) definitely and conclusively

Etymology / origin

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Related words

clench(English)hug(English)holding(English)final(English)concluding(English)final and conclusive(English)concludent(English)definatory(English)berth(English)nfc(English)playoff(English)pennant(English)

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Sources

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