clinch
noun/klɪntʃ/
/klɪntʃ/
- (informal) a position in which two people hold each other tightly and with passion synonym embrace
- a position in a fight in which two opponents hold each other tightly
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the senses ‘something that grips’ and ‘fix securely’): variant of clench.
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