The difference between Clinch and Cling
When used as nouns, clinch means any of several fastenings, whereas cling means fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
When used as verbs, clinch means to clasp, whereas cling means to hold very tightly, as to not fall off.
check bellow for the other definitions of Clinch and Cling
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Clinch as a verb:
To clasp; to interlock.
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Clinch as a verb:
To make certain; to finalize.
Examples:
"I already planned to buy the car, but the color was what really clinched it for me."
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Clinch as a verb:
To fasten securely or permanently.
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Clinch as a verb:
To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed.
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Clinch as a verb:
To embrace passionately.
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Clinch as a verb:
To hold firmly; to clench.
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Clinch as a verb:
To set closely together; to close tightly.
Examples:
"to clinch the teeth or the fist"
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Clinch as a noun:
Any of several fastenings.
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Clinch as a noun:
The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip or grasp.
Examples:
"to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon"
"to secure anything by a clinch"
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Clinch as a noun (obsolete):
A pun.
Examples:
"rfquotek Alexander Pope"
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Clinch as a noun (nautical):
A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to the ring of an anchor, or the breeching of a ship's gun to the ringbolts.
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Clinch as a noun:
A passionate embrace.
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Clinch as a noun:
In combat sports, the act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.
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Cling as a noun:
Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
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Cling as a noun:
adherence; attachment; devotion
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Cling as a verb:
To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.
Examples:
"Seaweed clung to the anchor."
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Cling as a verb:
To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films.
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Cling as a verb (transitive):
To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing.
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Cling as a verb (transitive):
To cause to dry up or wither.
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Cling as a verb (intransitive):
To dry up or wither.
Examples:
"Wood clings."
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Cling as a verb (figurative, with preposition to):
to be fond of, to feel strongly about
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Cling as a verb:
To produce a high-pitched ringing sound, like a small bell.