The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip; a grasp; a clamp; a holdfast; as, to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon; to secure anything by a clinch
The part of a horseshoe nail visible on the outside of a shod horse's hoof This part of the nail is folded down against the hoof to form a clamp, and normally has to be straightened or removed before the horseshoe can be pulled off without doing damage to the hoof a k a: Clench
The thing that clinches an uncertain matter settles it or provides a definite answer. Evidently this information clinched the matter That was the clue which clinched it for us
If you clinch something you are trying to achieve, such as a business deal or victory in a contest, you succeed in obtaining it. Hibernian clinched the First Division title when they beat Hamilton 2-0 This has fuelled speculation that he is about to clinch a deal with an American engine manufacturer. = secure
(boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet a small slip noose made with seizing settle conclusively; "clinch a deal"
or Clench: To secure a fastener by bending down the end that protrudes through the pieces to be fastened