the clincher

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• clincher — [[t]klɪ̱ntʃə(r)[/t]] clinchers N COUNT A clincher is a fact or argument that finally proves something, settles a dispute, or helps someone achieve a victory. [INFORMAL] DNA fingerprinting has proved the clincher in many criminal and other… …   English dictionary

• clincher — [“klmtfa1 ] n. the final element; the straw that broke the camel’s back. (See also capper.) □ The clincher was when the clerk turned up the volume. □ Eating garlic by the bushel was the clincher. I had to get a new roommate …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• clincher — /klin cheuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that clinches. 2. a statement, argument, fact, situation, or the like, that is decisive or conclusive: The heat was the clincher that made us decide to leave the city. 3. a nail, screw, etc., for clinching.… …   Universalium

• clincher — noun Date: 1703 one that clinches: as a. a decisive fact, argument, act, or remark < the expense was the clincher that persuaded us to give up the enterprise > b. a tire with flanged beads fitting into the wheel rim …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• clincher — noun (C) informal a fact or remark that ends an argument or discussion: The clincher came when police found his fingerprints on the stolen car …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• clincher — noun That which clinches; that which makes something final or firm. The clincher was that we couldnt wait any longer to leave, or it would get dark …   Wiktionary

• clincher — clinch|er [ˈklıntʃə US ər] n informal a fact, action, or remark that finally persuades someone to do something, or that ends an argument, discussion, or competition ▪ Sixsmith scored the clincher after 81 minutes …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• clincher — early 14c., person or thing that clinches (i.e., secures nails by bending down or riveting the pointed end), late 15c. as a class of shipyard worker; agent noun from CLINCH (Cf. clinch). As a type of nail, from 1735; as a conclusive statement,… …   Etymology dictionary