clinch – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: maneuver,
slip noose,
running noose,
holdfast,
fastener,
embrace,
embracing,
secure,
take hold,
clutch,
seize,
hug,
square off,
settle
clinch
n.
grip, clasp, hold; embrace
v.
secure; settle, make final, arrange; hold an opponent (Boxing)
Clinch
Clinch is to fix or secure (a nail or bolt, for example) by hammering down or flattening the end that protrudes or the act of fastening together in this way. It can also refer to:
clinch
Noun
1. (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
(hypernym) maneuver, manoeuvre, evasive action
(classification) boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs
2. a small slip noose made with seizing
(synonym) clench
(hypernym) noose, running noose, slip noose
(hyponym) double clinch
(classification) vessel, watercraft
3. the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
(hypernym) fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
(part-holonym) nail
4. a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug"
(synonym) hug, squeeze
(hypernym) embrace, embracing
(derivation) clench
Verb
1. secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts; "The girder was clinched into the wall"
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
(derivation) clench
2. hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
(hypernym) hold, take hold
3. hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel"
(synonym) clench
(hypernym) seize, prehend, clutch
(derivation) hug, squeeze
4. embrace amorously
(hypernym) embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze
5. flatten the ends (of nails and rivets); "the nails were clinched"
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
6. settle conclusively; "clinch a deal"
(hypernym) settle, square off, square up, determine
(derivation) clincher, decisive factor
Clinch (der)
nm.
clinch, grip, clasp, hold; fight, quarrel
clinch
n.
clinch, grip, clasp, hold; embrace
