Definition of "clinching" []

• Present participle of clinch. (verb)
• That settles something (such as an argument) definitely and conclusively (adjective)

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• "Matsui's 3 RBI's in the title clinching game: $13,000,000.00"
• "Tim Tebow threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more, and the No. 4 Gators routed Vanderbilt 42-14 in clinching the SEC Eastern Division title for the second time in three years."
• "While he was held to 17 aces, he lost only 13 points on his serve to improve to 10-0 in clinching situations for the U.S."