clinch
clinched,
verb
1.
2. 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).
3. Nautical. To fasten with a clinch.
2.
3. Slang. To embrace amorously.
noun
3.
4. Nautical. A knot in a rope made by a half hitch with the end of the rope fastened back by seizing. Also called clench.
5. Slang. An amorous embrace.
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