All clinch synonyms
clinch
C c verb clinch
- grab β to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
- conclude β If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
- assure β If you assure someone that something is true or will happen, you tell them that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, often in order to make them less worried.
- cap β A cap is a soft, flat hat with a curved part at the front which is called a peak. Caps are usually worn by men and boys.
- decide β If you decide to do something, you choose to do it, usually after you have thought carefully about the other possibilities.
- seal β a member of the U.S. Navyβs special operations forces.
- secure β free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- snatch β to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
- set β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- confirm β If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.
- verify β to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
- seize β to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- settle β to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- determine β If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
- clamp β A clamp is a device that holds two things firmly together.
- grip β the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- hug β to clasp tightly in the arms, especially with affection; embrace.
- clutch β If you clutch at something or clutch something, you hold it tightly, usually because you are afraid or anxious.
- fix β to repair; mend.
- nail β a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- grasp β to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- grapple β to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
- cuddle β If you cuddle someone, you put your arms round them and hold them close as a way of showing your affection.
- bolt β A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together.
- clench β When you clench your fist or your fist clenches, you curl your fingers up tightly, usually because you are very angry.
- press β to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
- fasten β to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- squeeze β to press forcibly together; compress.
- clasp β If you clasp someone or something, you hold them tightly in your hands or arms.
- rivet β a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- sew up β to join or attach by stitches.
- lay hands on β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- wrap up β something to be wrapped about the person, especially in addition to the usual indoor clothing, as a shawl, scarf, or sweater: an evening wrap.
- close β When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- tie up β that with which anything is tied.
- finalize β to put into final form; complete all the details of.
- finalise β to put into final form; complete all the details of.
- resolve β to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
- hold β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
noun clinch
- pin down β a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- fibula β Anatomy. the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg, extending from the knee to the ankle.
- handhold β a grip with the hand or hands.
- handclasp β a gripping of hands by two or more people, as in greeting, parting, making a commitment, or expressing affection.
- lock β a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair.
- handgrip β the grip or clasp of a hand, as in greeting: a firm but friendly handgrip.
- lock in β a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- nail down β a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- handshake β handshaking
- padlock β a portable or detachable lock with a pivoted or sliding shackle that can be passed through a link, ring, staple, or the like.
- bunny hug β a ballroom dance with syncopated rhythm, popular in America in the early 20th century