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clench    Audio Help   [klench] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to close (the hands, teeth, etc.) tightly.
2.to grasp firmly; grip.
3.clinch (def. 1).
4.clinch (defs. 2–4).
–verb (used without object)
5.to close or knot up tightly: His hands clenched as he faced his enemy.
–noun
6.the act of clenching.
7.a tight hold; grip.
8.something that clenches or holds fast.
9.clinch (defs. 9, 11, 12).
[Origin: 1200–50; ME clenchen; cf. OE beclencan hold fast]

—Synonyms 2. clasp, clutch.
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clench    Audio Help   (klěnch)  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   clenched, clench·ing, clench·es
  1. To close tightly: clench one's teeth; clenched my fists in anger.
  2. To grasp or grip tightly: clenched the steering wheel.
  3. To clinch (a bolt, for example).
  4. Nautical To fasten with a clinch.

n.  
  1. A tight grip or grasp.
  2. Something, such as a mechanical device, that clenches or holds fast.
  3. Nautical See clinch.


[Middle English clenchen, from Old English beclencan.]

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clinch    Audio Help   (klĭnch)  Pronunciation Key 


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v.   clinched, clinch·ing, clinch·es

v.   tr.
    1. To fix or secure (a nail or bolt, for example) by bending down or flattening the pointed end that protrudes.
    2. To fasten together in this way.
  2. To settle definitely and conclusively; make final: "The cocktail circuit is a constant and more contracts are clinched over pâté than over paper" (Ann L. Trebbe).
  3. Sports To secure (a divisional championship, for instance) before the end of regular season play by having an insurmountable lead.
  4. Nautical To fasten with a clinch.

v.   intr.
  1. To be held together securely.
  2. Sports To hold a boxing opponent's body with one or both arms to prevent or hinder punches.
  3. Slang To embrace amorously.

n.  
  1. Something, such as a clamp, that clinches.
  2. The clinched part of a nail, bolt, or rivet.
  3. Sports An act or instance of clinching in boxing.
  4. Nautical A knot in a rope made by a half hitch with the end of the rope fastened back by seizing. Also called clench.
  5. Slang An amorous embrace.


[Variant of clench.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
clench 
O.E. beclencan "to hold fast, make cling," caus. of clingan (see cling).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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clench

noun
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] 

verb
1. hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel" 
2. squeeze together tightly; "clench one's jaw" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
clench [klentʃ] verb
to close tightly together
Example: He clenched his teeth/fist.
Arabic: قَبَضَ بِشِدَّه
Chinese (Simplified): 握紧
Chinese (Traditional): 握緊
Czech: zatnout
Danish: bide sammen; knytte
Dutch: dichtklemmen
Estonian: kokku suruma
Finnish: puristaa yhteen
French: serrer
German: zusammenpressen, …ballen
Greek: σφίγγω
Hungarian: összeszorít
Icelandic: kreppa; herpa saman, bíta
Indonesian: mengatupkan
Italian: stringere
Japanese: かたく結ぶ
Korean: (이를) 악물다, (주먹을) 꼭 쥐다
Latvian: sažņaugt; cieši satvert
Lithuanian: sugniaužti, sukąsti
Norwegian: bite sammen, knytte (hånden), knuge
Polish: zaciskać
Portuguese (Brazil): cerrar
Portuguese (Portugal): cerrar
Romanian: a strânge
Russian: стискивать;сжимать
Slovak: zovrieť
Slovenian: stisniti
Spanish: apretar
Swedish: bita ihop, knyta , gripa hårt om
Turkish: sıkıca kapamak
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd.

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