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Clincher
- noun - a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively
- a tool used to clinch nails or bolts or rivets
- an argument that is conclusive
Clinches
- noun - (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
- a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
- a small slip noose made with seizing
- a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug"
- embrace amorously
- flatten the ends (of nails and rivets); "the nails were clinched"
- hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
- hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel"
- secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts; "The girder was clinched into the wall"
- settle conclusively; "clinch a deal"
- the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
Clutched
- verb - affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
- hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared"
- take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
Clutches
- noun - a collection of things or persons to be handled together
- a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism; "this year's model has an improved clutch"
- a number of birds hatched at the same time
- a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism; "he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other"
- a tense critical situation; "he is a good man in the clutch"
- a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
- affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
- hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared"
- take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
Co-Occur
- verb - go with, fall together
Cockcrow
- noun - the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
Codicils
- noun - a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will
Coercing
- verb - to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
Coercion
- noun - the act of compelling by force of authority
- using force to cause something to occur; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to use coercion"