clinch
— Noun
– English
～ a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug"
clinch
— Noun
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～ a small slip noose made with seizing
clinch
— Noun
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～ (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
clinch
— Noun
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～ the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
clinch
— Noun
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～ a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
clinched
— Adjective
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～ closed or squeezed together tightly; "a clenched fist"; "his clenched (or clinched) teeth"
clincher-built
— Adjective
– English
～ having overlapping hull planks
clincher
— Noun
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～ a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively
clincher
— Noun
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～ an argument that is conclusive
clincher
— Noun
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～ a tool used to clinch nails or bolts or rivets
cline
— Noun
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～ American geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934)
cling
— Verb
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～ hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"
cling
— Verb
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～ come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"
cling
— Verb
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～ to remain emotionally or intellectually attached; "He clings to the idea that she might still love him."
cling
— Noun
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～ fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
clingfilm
— Noun
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～ a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food
clingfish
— Noun
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～ very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.
clingstone
— Noun
– English
～ fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
clinic
— Noun
– English
～ a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists