clincher

Etymology

From clinch + -er.

noun

  1. That which clinches; that which makes something final or firm.
    The clincher was that we couldn't wait any longer to leave, or it would get dark.
    Newcastle's Dan Gosling was sent off for a foul on Russell Martin but Ba fired in to cut the deficit, before Holt nodded in the clincher. December 10, 2011, Arindam Rej, “Norwich 4 - 2 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport
    Even after what turned out to be the clincher, Hakim Ziyech, Kai Havertz and Jorginho went close to forcing a penalty shootout. 12 April 2022, Neil Johnston, “Real Madrid 2-3 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport
  2. (cycling) A tyre with a bead around the edge to attach to the rim of the wheel when inflated.

Attribution / Disclaimer All definitions come directly from Wiktionary using the Wiktextract library. We do not edit or curate the definitions for any words, if you feel the definition listed is incorrect or offensive please suggest modifications directly to the source (wiktionary/clincher), any changes made to the source will update on this page periodically.