clinch

1. River 300 (480 ) Virginia & Tennessee flowing into Tennessee River.

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1. Nautical A knot in a rope made by a half hitch with the end of the rope fastened back by seizing. Also called clench.

2. Slang An amorous embrace.

3. Something, such as a clamp, that clinches.

4. Sports An act or instance of clinching in boxing.

5. The clinched part of a nail, bolt, or rivet.

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1. To turn over or flatten the protruding pointed end of (a driven nail).

2. To treat (as a screw, bolt, or rivet) in a similar way.

3. To fasten in this way.

4. To make final or irrefutable.

5. To assure the winning of.

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1. Slang To embrace amorously.

2. To be held together securely.

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1. Nautical To fasten with a clinch.

2. Sports To secure (a divisional championship, for instance) before the end of regular season play by having an insurmountable lead.

3. To fasten together in this way.

4. To fix or secure (a nail or bolt, for example) by bending down or flattening the pointed end that protrudes.

5. To settle definitely and conclusively; make final: "The cocktail circuit is a constant and more contracts are clinched over pâté than over paper” ( Ann L. Trebbe).

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
clinch	13	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
hi	5
in	2
li	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
chi	8
hic	8
hin	6
ich	8
lin	3
nil	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
chic	11
chin	9
inch	9
lich	9

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cinch	12

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
clinch	13