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clincher

noun

Etymology

From clinch + -er.

Definitions

  1. That which clinches

    That which clinches; that which makes something final or firm; a decisive factor.

    • The clincher was that we couldn't wait any longer to leave, or it would get dark.
    • Newcastle's Dan Gosling was sent off for a foul on Russell Martin but Ba fired in to cut the deficit, before Holt nodded in the clincher.
    • Even after what turned out to be the clincher, Hakim Ziyech, Kai Havertz and Jorginho went close to forcing a penalty shootout.

  2. A tyre with a bead around the edge to attach to the rim of the wheel when inflated.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA