The difference between Clinch and Join

When used as nouns, clinch means any of several fastenings, whereas join means an intersection of piping or wiring.

When used as verbs, clinch means to clasp, whereas join means to combine more than one item into one.

check bellow for the other definitions of Clinch and Join

  1. Clinch as a verb:

    To clasp; to interlock.

  2. 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."

  3. Clinch as a verb:

    To fasten securely or permanently.

  4. Clinch as a verb:

    To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed.

  5. Clinch as a verb:

    To embrace passionately.

  6. Clinch as a verb:

    To hold firmly; to clench.

  7. Clinch as a verb:

    To set closely together; to close tightly.

    Examples:

    "to clinch the teeth or the fist"

    "rfquotek Jonathan Swift"

  1. Clinch as a noun:

    Any of several fastenings.

  2. 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"

  3. Clinch as a noun (obsolete):

    A pun.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Alexander Pope"

  4. 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.

  5. Clinch as a noun:

    A passionate embrace.

  6. 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.

  1. Join as a noun:

    An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.

  2. Join as a noun (computing, databases):

    An intersection of data in two or more database tables.

  3. Join as a noun (algebra):

    The lowest upper bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol .

  1. Join as a verb (transitive):

    To combine more than one item into one; to put together.

    Examples:

    "The plumber joined the two ends of the broken pipe. We joined our efforts to get an even better result."

  2. Join as a verb (intransitive):

    To come together; to meet.

    Examples:

    "Parallel lines never join. These two rivers join in about 80 miles."

  3. Join as a verb (transitive):

    To come into the company of.

    Examples:

    "I will join you watching the football game as soon as I have finished my work."

  4. Join as a verb (transitive):

    To become a member of.

    Examples:

    "Many children join a sports club. Most politicians have joined a party."

  5. Join as a verb (computing, databases, transitive):

    To produce an intersection of data in two or more database tables.

    Examples:

    "By joining the Customer table on the Product table, we can show each customer's name alongside the products they have ordered."

  6. Join as a verb:

    To unite in marriage.

  7. Join as a verb (obsolete, rare):

    To enjoin upon; to command.

  8. Join as a verb:

    To accept, or engage in, as a contest.

    Examples:

    "to join encounter, battle, or issue"

    "rfquotek Milton"

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