/klɪntʃ; klɪntʃ/
v
1 [Tn] fix (a nail or rivet) firmly in place by hammering sideways the end that sticks out 敲弯（穿出的钉尖）使之牢固.
2 [Tn] (infml 口) confirm or settle (sth) finally 最终确定或解决（某事物）
*clinch a deal/an argument/a bargain 成交[解决争端/谈妥买卖].
3 [I] (esp of boxers) hold each other tightly with the arms （尤指拳击手）互相扭抱
*The boxers clinched and the referee had to separate them. 拳击手扭抱在一起, 裁判让他们分开.
* (infml 口) The scene ended as the lovers clinched. 这一幕结束时, 情人相互拥抱在一起.

n
(a) (in boxing) act or instance of clinching (clinch 3) （拳击中）扭抱
*get into a clinch 扭抱在一起
* break a clinch 将扭抱的拳击手分开.
(b) (infml 口) embrace 拥抱.