clinch

IPA(Pronunciation)

/klɪnt͡ʃ/

Noun

obsolete

Japanese Meaning

固定具：何かを固定するための留め具や締め具の意。 / 固定する行為：物をしっかり留める行動やその過程、およびそのためのもの。 / （古い用法）洒落：言葉遊びとしての洒落の意味。

What is this buttons?

She used a hammer to set the clinch that secured the upholstery to the chair frame.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は椅子のフレームに張られた張り地を固定するカシメをハンマーで打ち付けた。

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Sense（1）

Any of several fastenings.

Sense（2）

The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast.

to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon

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Sense（3）

(obsolete) A pun.

Sense（4）

(nautical) A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to the ring of an anchor, or the breeching of a ship's gun to the ringbolts.

Sense（5）

A passionate embrace.

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.

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Sense（6）

clinches

（ plural ）

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