different between clinch vs clitch

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16th-century alteration of clench.

clinch (third-person singular simple present clinches, present participle clinching, simple past and past participle clinched)

To clasp; to interlock. [from 1560s]
To make certain; to finalize. [from 1716]
To fasten securely or permanently.
To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed. [17th century]
To embrace passionately.
To hold firmly; to clench.
To set closely together; to close tightly.
- 1731, Jonathan Swift, The Duty of Servants at Inns
  try if the heads of the nails be fast, and whether they be well clinched

clinch (plural clinches)

Any of several fastenings.
The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip or grasp.
(obsolete) A pun.
(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.
- 2015, Judith Arnold, Moondance
  More likely, he was letting her know that his visit this morning was not going to end in a clinch—or something steamier. It was going to be about sitting at a table, drinking coffee and talking.
In combat sports, the act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.

clitch (third-person singular simple present clitches, present participle clitching, simple past and past participle clitched)

clitch (plural clitches)

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