Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Clench"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Clench \Clench\, n. & v. t.
See {Clinch}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
clench
n 1: a small slip noose made with seizing [syn: {clinch}]
2: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he
has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold
on the railing" [syn: {clasp}, {clutch}, {clutches}, {grasp},
{grip}, {hold}]
v 1: hold in a tight grasp; "The boxer clinched his opponent";
"clench a steering wheel" [syn: {clinch}]
2: squeeze together tightly, as of one's fists
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