I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
clinch a deal (= finally agree on a deal, especially one that is good for you )
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The salesman was eager to clinch the deal.
clinch a win (= finally win after a difficult contest )
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He suffered some anxious moments before clinching a 9–6 win over Dennis Taylor last night.
clinch the match (= to win a match by scoring a goal, hitting a winning ball etc )
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Ronaldo clinched the match with a brilliant goal.
clinch victory (= finally win )
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Adams scored a last-minute goal to clinch victory.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
championship
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A win tonight will clinch the Pac-10 championship for Stanford, now ranked number five in the nation.
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All of which means that Shorts require just three points from their final match of the season to clinch the championship .
deal
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Women are taking command of organised crime: negotiating syndicate structures, mapping strategy, clinching deals and ordering executions.
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He added, however, that he was still optimistic about clinching a deal this week.
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Industry observers say this came as a disappointment to Mr Chalayan, who had hoped to clinch a deal with Gucci himself.
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Are you dealing with a salesman eager to clinch a deal, or with a kitchen designer actually employed by the company?
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They clinched the deal for the Norwich defender just six minutes before the deadline.
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The only major obstacle remaining, mutual recognition, has clinched the deal .
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But although Maxine Johnson of the Founders still had doubts, he clinched the deal with his easy and cheerful manner.
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And they also need a catch-all range of facial expressions to help clinch the deal .
division
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With four games still to play, the side have clinched the Third Division title and promotion to Division Two.
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Several years ago, a reporter friend ventured into the Astros clubhouse after the team clinched a division title.
match
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Davies restored Chigwellians' lead before Tapper clinched the match with the third goal.
nomination
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With enough delegates already in hand to clinch the nomination , the immediate importance of the primary has been vastly diminished.
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By most calculations, Dole had clinched the nomination a week ago, when he swept four Midwest primaries.
place
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White clinched a quarter-final place when he potted the last red and colours to the pink in the deciding frame.
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Dallas, Minnesota and New Orleans will clinch play-off places by winning this weekend.
title
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With four games still to play, the side have clinched the Third Division title and promotion to Division Two.
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Cale Yarborough clinched the title with two races left in the season.
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Components Bureau must win two of their last three matches to clinch the title .
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Villeneuve came to Suzuka with a nine-point lead over Michael Schumacher in the standings and could have clinched the title .
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But those involved in entente floral feel at least they would have had a fighting chance of clinching the title .
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Several years ago, a reporter friend ventured into the Astros clubhouse after the team clinched a division title .
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Barton had clinched the world title - his subsequent victory in the Billabong was almost a formality.
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Wharton, who clinched the title by a point, now believes he is back to his best form.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A last-minute touchdown clinched the game for the Saints.
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Germany scored twice in the last ten minutes to clinch the championship.
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Mitchell phoned from Chicago to say that he was close to clinching the deal.
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Our company's CEO flew to Paris to clinch the deal.
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We finally clinched the contract by offering them a lower price.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But those involved in entente floral feel at least they would have had a fighting chance of clinching the title.
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Perhaps the establishment of the Sydney Opera House clinched its victory for bragging rights.
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The signature at the bottom, clinched it: Jane Doe - which is a synonym for The-Woman-in-the-Street.
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Villeneuve came to Suzuka with a nine-point lead over Michael Schumacher in the standings and could have clinched the title.
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White clinched a quarter-final place when he potted the last red and colours to the pink in the deciding frame.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And that's a pretty icky and dishonest clinch .
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Benichou emerged from a clinch with a cut mouth.
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But how does it perform in the clinches?
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He made films that were designed basically for the drive-in movie, to be glimpsed between clinches.
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McGuire takes a count of six then, breaking from a clinch , he crosses with a right that finds the throat.
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When Othello and Desdemona lovingly embrace, Iago grabs his wife in a rough, lewdly competitive clinch .