The Collaborative International Dictionary
Clinch \Clinch\ (kl[i^]nch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clinched; p. pr. & vb. n. Clinching.] [OE. clenchen, prop. causative of clink to cause to clink, to strike; cf. D. klinken to tinkle, rivet. See Clink.]
To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly. ``Clinch the pointed spear.''
--Dryden.To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch the teeth or the first.
--Swift.To bend or turn over the point of (something that has been driven through an object), so that it will hold fast; as, to clinch a nail.
To make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to clinch an argument.
--South.
Wiktionary
That settles something (such as an argument) definitely and conclusively v
(present participle of clinch English)
Wikipedia
Clinching may refer to:
- Clinching (metalworking), a method of fastening sheet metal together
- Clinching position, a grappling position
Clinching also referred as "Press-Joining" is a bulk-sheet metal-forming process aimed at joining thin metal sheet without additional components, using special tools to plastically form an interlock between two or more sheets. The process is generally performed at room temperature but in some special cases the sheets can be pre-heated to improve the material ductility. Clinching is characterized by a series of advantages over competitive technologies:
- Reduced joining time (the joining time is less than a second);
- Reduced cost and weight: the process does not involves additional elements such as screws, rivets or adhesives
- Reduced cost of the machine;
- No pre-holes are required;
- Can be adopted to join different materials including metals, polymers, composites and wood;
- Can be easily automated and does not require qualified workers;
- Eco-friendly: it does not require pre-treatments (solvents, acids, etc)
- The mechanical strength of the metal material near the joint is generally increased due to work-hardening;
- Cleanness: the process does not produce flashes or fumes;
- Repeatability;
- Flexibility: the same tools can be employed for a wide series of materials
- Reduced joining forces
Usage examples of "clinching".
She sprang dynamically to her feet, clinching her hands, then swiftly and noiseless crossed over to her bed and from underneath it dragged out her suitcase.
He was all bent by years and hard work, with muscles of iron, hands gnarled and lumpy, but clinching like a vise.
My father and I quarrelled"--here he paused for a moment, clinching his hands before him on the table--"about a woman.
Once I’d reached the talking-back age, I used to say,I never asked to be born, as if that were a clinching argument.
Will the gangster heed his wife's warnings or go for the clinching bank job.
I had rather a hectic time in London, seeing friends old and new and clinching that book deal you might have read about.