clinching
Finalizing beyond doubt
Clinching is securing or settling something decisively.
A team clinches a playoff spot by winning enough games.
A lawyer clinches an argument with irrefutable evidence.
In boxing, clinching is when fighters hold each other at close range to prevent punches—a defensive maneuver that referees break up.
That last goal clinched the championship.
Making impermeable
- finalizingMaking something permanent
- concludingBringing to an end
- wrapping upCompleting a task
- closingFinal stage of something
locking in · nailing down · cementing · confirming · guaranteeing · ensuring · ratifying · completing
Secure manual hold
- claspSecuring device that clicks
- clampDevice for holding tight
- rivetHeaded pin hammered flat
- buckleFrame-and-prong fastener
cinch · secure · fasten · tether · anchor · latch · splice · stitch
Ending all debate
- definitiveSettling a question finally
- decisiveQuick to conclude
- determiningEstablishing with certainty
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
final · pivotal · crucial · critical · key · ultimate · determinative · unassailable
Competition for top rank
- titleFormal honorific or name
- winAchieve victory
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
walkoff · match point · game point · buzzer-beater · pennant · playoff · tournament · medal
sealing
Making impermeable
- finalizingMaking something permanent
- concludingBringing to an end
- wrapping upCompleting a task
closing · locking in · nailing down · cementing · confirming · guaranteeing · ensuring · ratifying · completing · settling
grip
Secure manual hold
buckle · cinch · secure · fasten · tether · anchor · latch · splice · stitch · suture
conclusive
Ending all debate
- definitiveSettling a question finally
- decisiveQuick to conclude
- determiningEstablishing with certainty
settling · final · pivotal · crucial · critical · key · ultimate · determinative · unassailable · irrefutable
championship
Competition for top rank
knockout · walkoff · match point · game point · buzzer-beater · pennant · playoff · tournament · medal · crown
- fightingboxing, kickboxing, MMA, judo, karate
- combat sportsboxing, wrestling, MMA, judo, karate
- playoffsbracket, brackets, elimination, playoff bracket, playoff game
- winningvictory, win, winner, winning, triumph
- baseball seasonregular season, playoffs, postseason, World Series, spring training
- boxing rulesreferee, knockdown, knockout, TKO, round
clinchingreleasing
Allowing to escape
unfastening · loosening · undoing · detaching · unclamping
clinchingforfeiting
Losing as penalty
losing · blowing · squandering · jeopardizing · undermining
clinchingreleasing
Allowing to escape
letting go · pushing away · separating · disengaging · breaking away
- clinching gameContest that secures victory