simple past tense and past participle of clinch

A clinch; a passionate embrace. / A making certain or finalizing. / (computing, historical) The distortion of computer tape by wrinkling.

That settles something (such as an argument) definitely and conclusively

present participle of clinch

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clinch

To clasp; to interlock. / To make certain; to finalize. / To fasten securely or permanently. / To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed. / To embrace passionately.

Any of several fastenings. / The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast. / (obsolete) A pun.

A surname.

plural of clinching

A threaded fastener secured by a press fit into one of the pieces to be joined. Frequently used in sheet metal designs when a material is too thin to tap threads.