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Meanings of clinching in English

Portuguese
clinching
Spanish
clinching
Catalan
clinching

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.

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Usage of clinching in English
1
Nwora had a 3-pointer and five points overall in that game-clinching run.
Reuters
2
The clinching point was secured by Charlie Monaghan and schoolboy Peter Tuite.
The Irish Times
3
Thayer fell on top of him, clinching his arms behind his back.
Seven Minutes in Heaven
4
And then Lawry began to back the Jeep up, clinching the deal.
Swan Song
5
She opened her hand like a countryman clinching a bargain and asked:
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6
He closed the book with a snap as though clinching an argument.
King John of Jingalo: The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties
7
He did win the clinching game of the World Series against Atlanta.
The Yankee Years
8
During the applause that followed, Claude pictured Bunny clinching pale, manicured fists.
Jitterbug Perfume
9
Betty waited, clinching her hands in her muff, her breath coming shorter.
Senator North
10
Sally Carrol was clinching her gloved hands and biting her lip furiously.
The best early stories of f. scott fitzgerald
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Hooker ran 7 yards for a clinching touchdown on the next play.
Reuters
12
Lydiate was the most consistent Champagne moment Tom Croft's match-clinching try in Paris.
The Guardian
13
There was an element of comedy, too, about the second, match-clinching German goal.
The Irish Times
14
The Pacers' magic number for clinching a playoff spot is one.
Reuters
15
Arkansas' Anthlon Bell then made a pair of clinching free throws.
Reuters
16
Can you guess the two players involved in the game-clinching try?
The Irish Times
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Clinching through the time
Clinching across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common