Clinch

See also: clinch

English

Proper noun

Clinch

1. A surname.
2. A river in Virginia and Tennessee, United States, a tributary of the Tennessee River, named after an 18th century explorer.

Derived terms

• Clinch County

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English clinch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɪnt͡ʃ/

• Audio:

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Noun

Clinch m (strong, genitive Clinches or Clinchs, no plural)

1. (boxing) clinch

Declension

Declension of Clinch [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Clinch
genitive	eines	des	Clinches, Clinchs
dative	einem	dem	Clinch, Clinche1
accusative	einen	den	Clinch

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Dauerclinch
• im Clinch liegen

See also

• Schwitzkasten

Further reading

• “Clinch” in Duden online
• “Clinch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache