Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to clinch
Participle: clinched
Gerund: clinching
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | clinch |
| you | clinch |
| he;she;it | clinches |
| we | clinch |
| you | clinch |
| they | clinch |
Perfect
| I | have clinched |
| you | have clinched |
| he;she;it | has clinched |
| we | have clinched |
| you | have clinched |
| they | have clinched |
Past
| I | clinched |
| you | clinched |
| he;she;it | clinched |
| we | clinched |
| you | clinched |
| they | clinched |
Pluperfect
| I | had clinched |
| you | had clinched |
| he;she;it | had clinched |
| we | had clinched |
| you | had clinched |
| they | had clinched |
Future
| I | will clinch |
| you | will clinch |
| he;she;it | will clinch |
| we | will clinch |
| you | will clinch |
| they | will clinch |
Future Perfect
| I | will have clinched |
| you | will have clinched |
| he;she;it | will have clinched |
| we | will have clinched |
| you | will have clinched |
| they | will have clinched |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | clinch |
| you | clinch |
| he;she;it | clinch |
| we | clinch |
| you | clinch |
| they | clinch |
Perfect
| I | have clinched |
| you | have clinched |
| he;she;it | have clinched |
| we | have clinched |
| you | have clinched |
| they | have clinched |
Imperfect
| I | clinched |
| you | clinched |
| he;she;it | clinched |
| we | clinched |
| you | clinched |
| they | clinched |
Pluperfect
| I | had clinched |
| you | had clinched |
| he;she;it | had clinched |
| we | had clinched |
| you | had clinched |
| they | had clinched |
Conditional
Present
| I | would clinch |
| you | would clinch |
| he;she;it | would clinch |
| we | would clinch |
| you | would clinch |
| they | would clinch |
Perfect
| I | would have clinched |
| you | would have clinched |
| he;she;it | would have clinched |
| we | would have clinched |
| you | would have clinched |
| they | would have clinched |
Imperative
| you | clinch |
| we | Let's clinch |
| you | clinch |
Verbs conjugated like 'clinch'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'clinch'
cinch,
clench,
clitch,
crinch,
flinch,
blanch,
blench,
clatch,
click,
cling,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to combine more than one item into one
- accouple, affix, associate, attach, bewed, bind, clasp, combine, conglomerate, conglutinate, conjoin, connect, couple, entwine, fay, fix, graft, hitch, hook, inosculate, interlink, join, joint, knit, knot, link, marry, put together, splice, unite, wed, yoke
- fasten securely
- join
- hold firmly
- grasp
- to hold firmly, particularly with the hand
- begrasp, begrip, belock, clasp, clench, cling, clutch, enclasp, fang, fondle, glaum, grab, grabble, grasp, grip, hang on, hold, hold on, hold tight, nim, seize, stranglehold, take
- secure
- clamp, grip, fasten, seize, hold, snatch
- settle
- complete, culminate, crown, conclude, achieve
Antonyms
- secure
- unstable, unsure, loose, unloose
- settle
- disturb, disorder, disorganize, disarrange
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
16th-century alteration of clench.
Sample Sentences
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“Beloved shipmates, clinch the last verse of the first chapter of Jonah—‘And God had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah.’” [1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 9, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:]
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I already planned to buy the car, but the color was what really clinched it for me.
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Vincent Kompany was sent off after conceding a penalty that was converted by Stephen Hunt to give Wolves hope. But Adam Johnson's curling shot in stoppage time clinched the points. [2011 October 29, Neil Johnston, “Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC Sport:]
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to clinch the teeth or the fist
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[T]ry if the heads of the nails [of horseshoes] be fast, and whether they be well clinched; if not, send presently for a smith; always stand by while the smith is employed. [1731 (date written, published 1745), Jonathan Swift, “[Directions to Servants.] The Duty of Servants at Inns.”, in Thomas Sheridan, John Nichols, editors, The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, […], new edition, volume XVI, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], published 1801, →OCLC, page 175:]
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It put the U.S. on the brink of clinching a spot in the quarterfinals. [2023 August 31, Seattle Times:]