1.(boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
2.a small slip noose made with seizing
3.the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
4.a tight or amorous embrace;
come here and give me a big hug
1.secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts;
The girder was clinched into the wall
2.hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
3.hold in a tight grasp;
clench a steering wheel
4.embrace amorously
5.flatten the ends (of nails and rivets);
the nails were clinched
6.settle conclusively;
clinch a deal