clinch vs grommet

clinch

noun
  • 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. 

  • 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. 

verb
  • 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. 

  • To fasten securely or permanently. 

grommet

noun
  • A ring formed of a single strand of rope, laid in three times round, fastening the upper edge of a sail to its stay. 

  • A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet. 

  • A boy serving on a ship. 

  • An eyelet at the hoist end of a flag, used to fasten the flag to its halyard. 

  • A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or snowboarder. 

verb
  • To apply grommets. 

  • To insert a grommet into. 

  • To fasten using a grommet. 

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