Noun

• S: (n) clinch ((boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily)
• S: (n) clinch, clench (a small slip noose made with seizing)
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• S: (n) noose, running noose, slip noose (a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled)
• S: (n) loop (anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself))
• S: (n) simple closed curve, Jordan curve (a closed curve that does not intersect itself)
• S: (n) closed curve (a curve (such as a circle) having no endpoints)
• S: (n) curve, curved shape (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)
• S: (n) line (a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point)
• S: (n) shape, form (the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance) "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
• S: (n) attribute (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
• S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) clinch (the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet)
• S: (n) clamp, clinch (a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together)
• S: (n) hug, clinch, squeeze (a tight or amorous embrace) "come here and give me a big hug"

Verb

• S: (v) clinch (secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts) "The girder was clinched into the wall"
• S: (v) clinch (hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches)
• S: (v) clench, clinch (hold in a tight grasp) "clench a steering wheel"
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• S: (v) clinch (embrace amorously)
• S: (v) clinch (flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)) "the nails were clinched"
• S: (v) clinch (settle conclusively) "clinch a deal"