clinch vs deadbolt

clinch

verb
  • To fasten securely or permanently. 

  • To clasp; to interlock. 

  • To embrace passionately. 

  • To make certain; to finalize. 

  • To hold firmly; to clench. 

  • To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed. 

  • To set closely together; to close tightly. 

noun
  • Any of several fastenings. 

  • A passionate embrace. 

  • The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast. 

  • The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling. 

  • A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to the ring of an anchor, or the breeching of a ship's gun to the ringbolts. 

deadbolt

verb
  • To fasten or secure with a deadbolt. 

noun
  • A kind of lock in which the bolt (moving portion) is held in position by the cylinder rather than by a spring and so cannot be retracted except by turning the cylinder. 

  • The part of the lock which is moved when the key is engaged. 

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