Clinching [klinch]  

Clinching

  [klinch]
Clinching may refer to:

  • Hammering the end of a nail over sideways after it has passed through a piece of timber, so that it cannot be removed;
  • Clinching (sheet metal), a method of fastening sheet metal together
  • Clinching position, a grappling position.
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