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clinch

/klɪntʃ/ · 6 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. verb

    secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts

    The girder was clinched into the wall

  2. noun

    (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily

  3. noun

    a small slip noose made with seizing

  4. noun

    the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet

  5. noun

    a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

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