Tra từ clinch - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

I - noun

1. (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily (Freq. 1)
• Topics:
boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs
• Hypernyms:
maneuver, manoeuvre, evasive action
2. the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
• Hypernyms:
fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
• Part Holonyms:
nail, bolt, rivet
3. a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
• Syn:
clamp
• Derivationally related forms:
clamp (for: clamp)
• Hypernyms:
holding device
• Hyponyms:
bench clamp, C-clamp, cramp, pipe vise, pipe clamp, press
4. a small slip noose made with seizing
• Syn:
clench
• Topics:
vessel, watercraft
• Hypernyms:
noose, running noose, slip noose
• Hyponyms:
double clinch, inside clinch, outside clinch
5. a tight or amorous embrace
- come here and give me a big hug
• Syn:
hug, squeeze
• Derivationally related forms:
hug (for: hug)
• Hypernyms:
embrace, embracing, embracement

II - verb

1. secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts (Freq. 3)
- The girder was clinched into the wall
• Hypernyms:
fasten, fix, secure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
• Hypernyms:
hold, take hold
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
3. hold in a tight grasp
- clench a steering wheel
• Syn:
clench
• Derivationally related forms:
clench (for: clench)
• Hypernyms:
seize, prehend, clutch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
4. embrace amorously
• Hypernyms:
embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
5. flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)
- the nails were clinched
• Hypernyms:
fasten, fix, secure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
6. settle conclusively
- clinch a deal
• Derivationally related forms:
clincher
• Hypernyms:
settle, square off, square up, determine
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something