Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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- S: (n) clinch ((boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily)
- S: (n) clinch, clench (a small slip noose made with seizing)
- S: (n) clinch (the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet)
- S: (n) clamp, clinch (a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together)
- S: (n) hug, clinch, squeeze (a tight or amorous embrace) "come here and give me a big hug"
- S: (v) clinch (secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts) "The girder was clinched into the wall"
- S: (v) clinch (hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches)
- S: (v) clench, clinch (hold in a tight grasp) "clench a steering wheel"
- S: (v) clinch (embrace amorously)
- S: (v) clinch (flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)) "the nails were clinched"
- S: (v) clinch (settle conclusively) "clinch a deal"