clinch
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3558·updated Jun 3, 2026verified
to hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
Classifications
Cognitive
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Responsibility
Unclassified—trigger_default_value
Automation
Unclassified—trigger_default_value
Variants
- synonym
- clenchdeterminesettlesquare offsquare up
- pasttense
- clinched
- presentparticiple
- clinching
- thirdpersonsingular
- clinches
- pastparticiple
- clinched
Framework definitions
- §1
- to settle conclusively
- §2
- to flatten the ends of nails and rivets
- §3
- to secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
- §4
- to embrace amorously
- §5
- to hold in a tight grasp
- §6
- to hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
Outgoing relationships
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Incoming relationships
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