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Look up: clinch

  1. clinch
    come to grips/settle conclusively 
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  2. clinch
    [Verb] To settle a matter firmly, such as an argument or a business deal.
    Example: It was a great relief when they were able finally to clinch the deal.
    Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary

  3. clinch
    [n] - a small slip noose made with seizing 2. [n] - (in boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily 3. [v] - secure by clinching 4. [v] - flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. CLINCH
    a method of mechanically securing components prior to soldering,by bending that portion of the component lead that extends beyond the lip of the mounting hole,against a pad area Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Clinch
    Clinch (klĭnch; 224) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Clinched ; present participle & verbal noun Clinching .] [ Middle English clenchen , prop. causative of clink to cause to clink, to strike; confer Dutch klinken to tinkle, rivet. See Clink .] 1. To hold firmly; to hold fast b ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/92

  6. Clinch
    Clinch intransitive verb To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/92

  7. Clinch
    Clinch (klĭnch) noun 1. The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip; a grasp; a clamp; a holdfast; as, to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon; to secure anything by a clinch . 2. A pun. Pope. 3. (Nautical) A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to the ring of an anchor, or the breeching ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/92

  8. clinch
    noun (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. clinch
    noun the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. clinch
    verb settle conclusively; `clinch a deal`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. clinch
    verb flatten the ends (of nails and rivets); `the nails were clinched`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  12. clinch
    noun a small slip noose made with seizing
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  13. Clinch
    To `clinch` is to hold tightly. `Clinch` may also refer to: * `Clinch` is a general term for a stand-up grappling position. * `Clinch County, Georgia` * `Clinch River` In sports, a team is said to clinch a title when no other team is able to deprive them of that title. The term is used when there are still other games to be played that would normally contribute to determining the winner of the title, but no longer do because of the outcome of pr...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinch

  14. Clinch
    • (v. t.) To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch the teeth or the first. • (v. i.) To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another. • (v. t.) To make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to clinch an argument. • (n.) The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast;...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  15. Clinch
    A clinch is a last resort defensive technique. It's when one boxer holds onto the other to avoid being hit or muffle an opponent's attack.
    Found on http://www.ringsidebygus.com/boxing-term

  16. Clinch
    Clinch, river, c.300 mi (480 km) long, formed by the junction of two forks in SW Va., and flowing generally SW across E Tenn. to the Tennessee River at Kingston. Its waters and those of its tributary, the Powell, are used to make a reservoir at Norris Dam; at its mouth the Clinch forms Watts Bar Res...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A081257


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9 November 2009

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On 9 November 1989 the Berlin Wall was finally breached by jubilant Berliners , unifying a city that had been divided for over 30 years. The 28-mile (45 km) barrier dividing Germany's capital was built in 1961 to prevent East Berliners fleeing to the West, but as Communism in the Soviet Republic and Eastern Europe began to crumble, pressure mounted on the East German authorities to open the Berlin border. At midnight on 9th November East Germany's Communist rulers gave permission for gates along the Wall to be opened after hundreds of people converged on crossing points. They surged through cheering and shouting and were be met by jubilant West Berliners on the other side. read more

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