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Clinch vs Grapple - What's the difference?

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Clinch is a related term of grapple.


In nautical|lang=en terms the difference between clinch and grapple

is that clinch is (nautical) 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 while grapple is (nautical) a device consisting of iron claws, attached to the end of a rope, used for grasping and holding an enemy ship prior to boarding; a grapnel or grappling iron.

As verbs the difference between clinch and grapple

is that clinch is to clasp; to interlock while grapple is to seize something and hold it firmly.

As nouns the difference between clinch and grapple

is that clinch is any of several fastenings while grapple is (nautical) a device consisting of iron claws, attached to the end of a rope, used for grasping and holding an enemy ship prior to boarding; a grapnel or grappling iron.

clinch

English

Verb

(es)
  • To clasp; to interlock.
  • To make certain; to finalize.
    • I already planned to buy the car, but the color was what really clinched it for me.
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  • To fasten securely or permanently.
  • To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed.
  • To embrace passionately.
  • To hold firmly; to clench.
  • * Dryden
    • Clinch the pointed spear.
  • To set closely together; to close tightly.
    • to clinch the teeth or the fist
    (Jonathan Swift)

    Noun

    (es)
  • Any of several fastenings.
  • The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip or grasp.
    • to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon
    to secure anything by a clinch
  • (obsolete) A pun.
    • (Alexander Pope)
  • (nautical) 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.
  • A passionate embrace.

    • See also

    * (wikipedia "clinch") * clench * clincher * clinch nut

    grapple

    English

    (wikipedia grapple)

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (see below). More at (l).

    Verb

    (grappl)
  • To seize something and hold it firmly.
  • (figuratively) to ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; normally used with "with".
  • * to grapple''' with one's '''conscience
  • To use a grapple.
  • To wrestle or tussle.
  • To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly.
  • * Hakluyt
    • The gallies were grappled to the Centurion.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

  • (nautical) A device consisting of iron claws, attached to the end of a rope, used for grasping and holding an enemy ship prior to boarding; a grapnel or grappling iron.
  • (uncountable) The act of grappling.
  • A close hand-to-hand struggle.