clinching

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clinching

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of clinch

adjective more clinching · most clinching

That settles something (such as an argument) definitely and conclusively. ‘Yes,’ said Dick, with such a clinching period at the end that it seemed he was never going to add another word.

noun clinchings

countable, uncountable A clinch; a passionate embrace. Though there are no kissings and clinchings, […]
countable, uncountable A making certain or finalizing. Only six weeks into the season, the top-ranked Bulldogs were undefeated at 60, but more important to Louisiana Tech was one of the earliest clinchings of a conference title in the annals of college football.
countable, historical, uncountable The distortion of computer tape by wrinkling. This “clinching” can distort the tape by causing a series of creases or folds in the surface and may produce read errors.

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@misc{clinching_2026,
  title = {clinching},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clinching},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}