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clinch

clinch

 
 
pronunciation:
klInch
part of speech: verb
inflections: clinches, clinching, clinched
definition: to make certain or final; settle.
The runner moved ahead and clinched the race for first place.
synonyms:
secure, sew up
similar words:
ice, seize, settle