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I already planned to buy the car, but the color was what really clinched it for me.
2011 October 29, Neil Johnston, “Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC Sport:
Vincent Kompany was sent off after conceding a penalty that was converted by Stephen Hunt to give Wolves hope. But Adam Johnson's curling shot in stoppage time clinched the points.
ry if the heads of the nails [of horseshoes] be fast, and whether they be well clinched; if not, send presently for a smith; always stand by while the smith is employed.
To hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to avoid being hit while resting momentarily
To secure a spot (e.g., at the divisional championship) before the end of regular season play by having an insurmountable lead.
2023 August 31, Seattle Times:
It put the U.S. on the brink of clinching a spot in the quarterfinals.
More likely, he was letting her know that his visit this morning was not going to end in a clinch—or something steamier. It was going to be about sitting at a table, drinking coffee and talking.
2021 June 25, Marina Hyde, “Matt Hancock, the one-time sex cop now busted for a dodgy clinch”, in The Guardian:
So, then, to the health secretary’s “steamy clinch” with Gina Coladangelo, the lobbyist and long-term friend he took on as an aide last year […]
(wrestling, combat sports) The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.
1882, Henry Herman, Henry Arthur Jones, The Silver King:
COOMBE: He got the clinch only last week — eighteen months. You see it's no good having anybody here as ain't got a unblemished character. We don't want to have the bluebottles come sniffing round here, do we?
