Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - clinch
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Clinch
clinch
geographical name river about 300 miles (480 kilometers) SW Virginia & E Tennessee flowing SW into Tennessee River CLINCH I. verb Etymology: probably alteration of clench Date: 1542 transitive verb 1. clench 3 2. a. to turn over or flatten the protruding pointed end of (a driven nail); also to treat (as a screw, bolt, or rivet) in a similar way b. to fasten in this way 3. a. to make final or irrefutable ; settle that ~ed the argument b. to assure the winning of scored a touchdown to ~ the game intransitive verb 1. to hold an opponent (as in boxing) at close quarters with one or both arms 2. to hold fast or firmly • ~ingly adverb II. noun Date: 1659 1. a fastening by means of a ~ed nail, rivet, or bolt; also the ~ed part of a nail, rivet, or bolt 2. archaic pun 3. an act or instance of ~ing in boxing 4. embrace
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v. & n. --v. 1 tr. confirm or settle (an argument, bargain, etc.) conclusively. 2 intr. Boxing & Wrestling (of participants) become too closely engaged. 3 intr. colloq. embrace. 4 tr. secure (a nail or rivet) by driving the point sideways when through. 5 tr. Naut. fasten (a rope) with a particular half hitch. --n. 1 a a clinching action. b a clinched state. 2 colloq. an (esp. amorous) embrace. 3 Boxing & Wrestling an action or state in which participants become too closely engaged. Etymology: 16th-c. var. of CLENCH ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1) скоба закреплять скобами 2) вчт. тупиковая ситуация, клинч 3) загнутый конец загибать конец (напр. гвоздя) 4) крепить загибанием концов гвоздей - flat clinch - looped clinch ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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4.
1. зажим, скрепка 2. обоюдное держание, клинч (бокс) indirect clinch —- замаскированное держание 3. разг. крепкое объятие; страстный поцелуй 4. мор. простой штык; присоединение цепи к скобе якоря 5. уст. игра слов 6. загибать гвоздь 7. расклепывать болт 8. захватить противника; войти в клинч (бокс) 9. мор. склепывать якорную цепь 10. окончательно решать, договариваться to clinch the case —- решить исход дела to clinch a bargain —- заключить сделку that clinched the argument —- это положило конец спору 11. разг. обнимать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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a bargain заключить, закрепить сделку CLINCH the matter решить вопрос CLINCH 1. noun 1) зажим; скоба; заклепка 2) игра слов, каламбур 3) клинч, захват (в боксе) 2. v. 1) прибивать гвоздем, загибая его шляпку; заклепывать 2) окончательно решать, договариваться - clinch a bargain - clinch an argument - clinch the matter 3) войти в клинч (в боксе) CLINCH an argument решить спор ...Англо-русский словарь
6.
(clinches, clinching, clinched) 1. 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 VERB: V n, V n with n 2. 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. VERB: V n, V it ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
7.
~1 v 1 to succeed in getting or winning something after trying very hard (clinch the deal/contract) (It was the BM 40's superior design that clinched the deal. | clinch the contest/championship/title etc) (Germany scored twice in the last ten minutes to clinch the championship.) 2 clinch it informal if an event, situation, process etc clinches it, it makes someone finally decide to do something that they were already thinking of doing (The offer of a company car clinched it and I accepted the job.) 3 if two people clinch, they hold each other's arms tightly, especially when they are fighting 4 to fix a nail firmly by bending the point over ~2 n 1 a situation in which two people hold each other's arms tightly, especially when they are fighting 2 a situation in which two people who love each other hold each other tightly; embrace2 ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
8.
- 1570, var. of clench. The sense of "settle decisively" is first recorded 1716, from the notion of "clinching" the point of a nail to keep it fast. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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