Clinches

/ˈklɪntʃɪz/ verb

Definition

Third person singular present tense of clinch; grips tightly or secures decisively.

Etymology

Regular present tense conjugation of 'clinch' (Middle English 'clenchen'), showing the standard English verb form.

Kelly Says

The word appears constantly in sports journalism—'this victory clinches the championship'—making it one of the most dramatic words in sports vocabulary!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማይን
ma-yin
ARالعربية
تمسك
tam-sak
BNবাংলা
গ্রহণ
gro-hon
CACatalà
clímax
kli-max
CSČeština
klamry
klam-ry
DADansk
greb
greb
DEDeutsch
Klammern
KLAM-ern
ELΕλληνικά
αγκαλιά
a-g-ka-lia
ESEspañol
agarres
a-gar-res
FAفارسی
نگه داشتن
ne-ghe da-sh-tan
FISuomi
otteen
o-teen
FRFrançais
clinchs
klin-sha
GUGU
પકડ
pak-ad
HAHA
karshe
kar-she
HEעברית
הידבקות
hi-de-v-kut
HIहिन्दी
पकड़
pak-ar
HUMagyar
fogások
fog-as-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
pegangan
pe-ga-ngan
IGIG
nke
n-keh
ITItaliano
aggrappa
a-gra-p-pa
JA日本語
締め付け
shime-tsu-ke
KKKK
жабы
zha-by
KMKM
ចង
chng
KO한국어
꽉 조르기
k-w-a-j-o-r-gi
MRMR
पाठ
pa-ath
MSBahasa Melayu
pegang
pe-gang
MYမြန်မာ
လက်ကိုင်
let-ko-ing
NLNederlands
clinches
klin-ches
NONorsk
grep
greb
PAPA
ਪકੜ
pak-ar
PLPolski
klamry
klam-ry
PTPortuguês
agarres
a-gar-res
RORomână
prinderi
prin-de-ri
RUРусский
закрепления
zakrepleniiya
SVSvenska
grepp
grep
SWKiswahili
kushika
koo-shi-ka
TAதமிழ்
கைப்பற்ற
kai-ppa-r-rat
TEతెలుగు
grasp
grasp
THไทย
การยึด
gaan-yi-t
TLTL
pagkakahawak
pa-ga-ka-ha-wak
TRTürkçe
yakalama
ya-ka-la-ma
UKУкраїнська
зачеплення
za-che-plen-nya
URاردو
پکڑنا
pak-r-na
VITiếng Việt
bắt
bat
YOYO
àwọn
aw-on
ZH中文
夹紧
jiā jǐn
ZUZU
ukusasa
oo-koo-sa-sa

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