0 present participle of clinch
2 to make someone decide what to do after a lot of thought or discussion:
But perhaps the clinching argument was the difficulty, because of other traffic, of siting the access ramps in the limited space.
But to me the clinching test was the answer given by an outspoken female of one of those small hamlets over which we flew.
It is a question of clinching the deal before someone down the road gazumps them and the price goes up.
He then went on to say that neither side could produce clinching evidence.
The clinching point is further down in the clause.
My own view is that this is carried too far and that in the clinching case the rule might well be reviewed.
The clinching argument in favour of a registration scheme is that it will go a long way towards deterring casual dog ownership.
It seems that he has dodged the final and clinching point.
