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According to dictionary.com,

clinch

1.to settle (a matter) decisively: After they clinched the dealthey went out to celebrate.

2.to secure (a nail, screw, etc.) in position by beating downthe protruding point: He drove the nails through the board andclinched the points flat with a hammer.

3.to fasten (objects) together by nails, screws, etc., securedin this manner.

4.Nautical. to fasten by a clinch.

verb (used without object)5.Boxing. to engage in a clinch: The boxers clinched and wereseparated by the referee.

6.Slang. to embrace, especially passionately.

7.(of a clinched nail, screw, etc.) to hold fast; be secure.

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