n.
1.(boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
2.a small slip noose made with seizing
3.the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
4.a tight or amorous embrace clinch v.
1.secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
2.hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
3.hold in a tight grasp
4.embrace amorously
5.flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)
6.settle conclusively
Idiom of the Day
get (something) out in the open
to make something public
We had a frank discussion in order to get everything out in the open.