clinching

== English == === Verb === clinching present participle and gerund of clinch === Adjective === clinching (comparative more clinching, superlative most clinching) That settles something (such as an argument) definitely and conclusively. ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === clinching (countable and uncountable, plural clinchings) A clinch; a passionate embrace. A making certain or finalizing. (computing, historical) The distortion of computer tape by wrinkling.