clinchverb
uk/klɪntʃ/us/klɪntʃ/informalclinch verb (WIN)
[ T ] to finally get or win something:
I hear he finally clinched the deal to buy the land he wanted.
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Decisions and deciding
- be make or break for sb/sth idiom
- be on the horns of a dilemma idiom
- clincher
- come down on one side of the fence or the other idiom
- come to sth
- decide
- decider
- fight
- hammer sth out
- head
- it's a date idiom
- lot
- make or break sth idiom
- make up your mind idiom
- mind
- name
- name the day idiom
- plunge
- spin a coin idiom
- toss
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Getting, receiving and accepting
clinch verb (DECIDE)
clinch it
to make someone decide what to do after a lot of thought or discussion:
When they said the job would involve travelling to Paris, that clinched it (for her) (= that made her certain that she wanted the job).
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Decisions and deciding
- be make or break for sb/sth idiom
- be on the horns of a dilemma idiom
- clincher
- come down on one side of the fence or the other idiom
- come to sth
- decide
- decider
- fight
- hammer sth out
- head
- it's a date idiom
- lot
- make or break sth idiom
- make up your mind idiom
- mind
- name
- name the day idiom
- plunge
- spin a coin idiom
- toss
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clinchnoun [ C ]
uk/klɪntʃ/us/klɪntʃ/the position two people are in when they are holding each other tightly in their arms, when fighting or showing love
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Showing affection
- affectionate
- bear hug
- canoodle
- caress
- chuck
- chuck sb under the chin idiom
- cuddly
- demonstrative
- embrace
- fall into sb's arms idiom
- fondle
- gather
- hold
- hug
- kiss
- mwah
- nurse
- nuzzle
- peck
- touchy-feely
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