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Cinching
Cinch Cinch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cinched; p. pr. & vb. n. Cinch"ing.] 1. To put a cinch upon; to girth tightly. [Western U. S.] 2. To get a sure hold upon; to get into a tight place, as for forcing submission. [Slang, U. S.]
Clinching
Clinch Clinch (kl[i^]nch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clinched; p. pr. & vb. n. Clinching.] [OE. clenchen, prop. causative of clink to cause to clink, to strike; cf. D. klinken to tinkle, rivet. See Clink.] 1. To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly. ``Clinch the pointed spear.' --Dryden. 2. To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch the teeth or the first. --Swift. 3. To bend or turn over the point of (something that has been driven through an object), so that it will hold fast; as, to clinch a nail. 4. To make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to clinch an argument. --South.
Flinchingly
Flinchingly Flinch"ing*ly, adv. In a flinching manner.
Pinching
Pinch Pinch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pinched; p. pr. & vb. n. Pinching.] [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. Piece.] 1. To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as between any two hard bodies. 2. o seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals. [Obs.] He [the hound] pinched and pulled her down. --Chapman. 3. To plait. [Obs.] Full seemly her wimple ipinched was. --Chaucer. 4. Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money. Want of room . . . pinching a whole nation. --Sir W. Raleigh. 5. To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. See Pinch, n., 4.
Pinching
Pinching Pinch"ing, a. Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold; a pinching parsimony. Pinching bar, a pinch bar. See Pinch, n., 4. Pinching nut, a check nut. See under Check, n.
Pinching bar
Pinching Pinch"ing, a. Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold; a pinching parsimony. Pinching bar, a pinch bar. See Pinch, n., 4. Pinching nut, a check nut. See under Check, n.
Pinching nut
Pinching Pinch"ing, a. Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold; a pinching parsimony. Pinching bar, a pinch bar. See Pinch, n., 4. Pinching nut, a check nut. See under Check, n.
Pinchingly
Pinchingly Pinch"ing*ly, adv. In a pinching way.
Skinching
Skinch Skinch, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Skinched; p. pr. & vb. n. Skinching.] [Cf. Scant.] To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving. [Prev. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
Unflinching
Unflinching Un*flinch"ing, a. Not flinching or shrinking; unyielding. -- Un*flinch"ing*ly, adv.
Unflinchingly
Unflinching Un*flinch"ing, a. Not flinching or shrinking; unyielding. -- Un*flinch"ing*ly, adv.

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