English Dictionary

clinch

IPA（発音記号）

/klɪnt͡ʃ/

名詞

廃用

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

日本語の意味

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。

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

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。

意味（1）

Any of several fastenings.

意味（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

意味（3）

(obsolete) A pun.

意味（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.

意味（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.

意味（6）

(wrestling, combat sports) The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.

clinches （ plural ）