unclenchv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈklɛn(t)ʃ/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈklɛn(t)ʃ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈklɛn(t)ʃ/

Forms: see un- prefix² and clench v.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², clench v.¹

Etymology: < un- prefix² + clench v.¹ Compare unclinch v.

1. transitive. To remove or undo (something which is fixed firmly in place); spec. to loosen (a nail) by prising up the point, when this has been bent over or flattened to secure it (cf. clench v.¹ 1a). Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)]

unbindc950

undoc950

unleeseOE

breaka1225

unfest?c1225

leesea1325

loosena1382

unloosea1382

loose1388

resolvea1398

unlace?c1400

unfastenc1440

unloosen?a1475

to let slip1526

unbrace?1526

diffibulatea1538

unframe1567

unclit1587

undight1590

unclip1598

unclenchc1600

unreeve1600

unlock1609

ungrapple1611

unquilt1611

abstringe1623

renode1623

unspan1648

unfast1684

disengage1780

undub1807

unclap1846

c1600 (c1350) Alisaunder (Greaves) (1929) 1170 Hee unclosed þe caue, unclainte þe barres.

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Unclench,..to raise the point of a bended nail.

1838 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales (1842) II. 220 Peter beat down all before him.., unclenching spike-nails, ripping and tearing away boards.

1885 E. Douglas Queen of Hid Isle i. ii. in Queen of Hid Isle & Love's Perversity 20 Unclench the brassart of the sword-arm.

1981 R. Wolverton & M. Wolverton How to convert Ordinary Garages into Exciting Family Rooms vii. 76 To unclench nails for pulling without damaging you or your wood, raise the clenched points by inserting a cold chisel under the points.

a. transitive. To prise or force open (a person's fist, a grasp, etc.); to cause to open. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > act of drawing body into compact form > drawn into compact form [verb (transitive)] > clench > cause to unclench

unclench1647

1647 C. Harvey Schola Cordis viii. 35 Would they leave their customary sinning, And so unclench the devills clawes, That keepes them captive in his pawes.

1658 J. Harrington tr. Virgil Æneis 5 in Ess. Two Eclogues, & Two Bks. Æneis The ships are wrench'd Out of the shelves and quicks, their jaws unclench'd By Triton joyning with Cymothoe.

1793 Minstrel III. 70 I flew on the wretch who held him, unclenched his grasping hand from the throat of my darling.

1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge lxxi. 354 ‘We have time for no more of this,’ cried the man, unclenching her hands, and throwing her roughly off.

1888 G. E. Post in Rep. Centenary Conf. Protestant Missions I. 323 A grasp of iron which the crusaders could not unclench.

1915 Cosmopolitan Apr. 533/1 He gently unclenched one finger after another until what she had hidden there lay sparkling in the night.

1998 G. Legge in K. Williamson Rovers Return 51 Her efforts to unclench Marina's fist..were as doomed as they were desperate.

b. transitive. To relax or open (one's fist, jaws, teeth, etc.). Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > releasing hold > let go (something held or grasped) [verb (transitive)] > loosen the grasp or hold of

unclasp1603

unclutch1653

unclench1712

the world > space > relative position > posture > act of drawing body into compact form > drawn into compact form [verb (transitive)] > clench > unclench

unclinch1699

unclench1712

ungraspa1784

1712 N. Rowe tr. C. Quillet Callipædia ii. 24 The foul Aselli in his Sphere he draws, And fierce Unclenches his extended Claws.

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Unclench, to open the closed hand.

1834 N.-Y. Mirror 9 Aug. 45/2 My fists unclenched themselves with the force of a bow suddenly unstrung.

1839 P. J. Bailey Festus 361 God was with him; and bade old Time, to the youth, Unclench his heart.

1888 ‘J. S. Winter’ Bootle's Children vii. 48 So he stood there clenching and unclenching his hands,..the very picture of misery.

1921 F. B. Young Black Diamond 52 They jolted him so much that he unclenched his teeth and roared like a bull.

1950 ‘A. Seton’ Foxfire x. 249 He unclenched his jaws and a warm soft trickle ran down his chin from his bitten lip.

2012 J. Fagan Panopticon (2013) xxvii. 265 Shortie clenches and unclenches her fist.

c. intransitive. Of a fist, jaws, teeth, etc.: to relax; to open.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > act of drawing body into compact form > of the hand: unclench [verb (reflexive)]

unclincha1758

unclench1839

1839 Hesperian July 106/2 His teeth unclenched—his lips opened—and, pop! his heart gave a tremendous leap upward.

1900 Daily News 11 Oct. 3/1 The nervous hand, clenching and unclenching as his passions swayed him.

1942 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gaz. 2 Sept. 5/8 Ginnie, watching Jerry's hand unclench itself, passed on into the lift.

2015 C. Lauren Beautiful Secret x. 189 At once, my shoulders relaxed, my jaw unclenched.

3. transitive. To let go of; to release from a grip. In early use poetic.In figurative context in quot. 1865.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > releasing hold > let go (something held or grasped) [verb (transitive)] > loosen from a grasp or hold

unclinch1598

release1799

unclench1865

1865 F. W. Farrar Chapters on Lang. i. 2 Her lessons..have been unclenched by sheer labour from the granite hand of nature.

1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems 18 Unglue the nails adroit to steal, unclench the spoil.

1981 Columbia 6 81 ‘Oh, Carl.’ Myra sighs and unclenches the glass from his fingers.

2012 A. Wallace Hiding in Plain Sight xiii. 128 She..unclenched the napkin she'd been holding.

Derivatives

unˈclenching n. †(a) the action of loosening a nail by prising up the point, when this has been bent over or flattened to secure it; earliest in attributive use (obsolete); (b) the action of relaxing one's fist, jaws, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > act of drawing body into compact form > [noun] > clenching teeth, fist, etc. > unclenching

unclenching1688

unclinching1688

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > [noun]

undoinga1425

leesingc1440

loosing1482

dissolution1548

unlocking1568

unloosing1578

loosening1598

unbinding1598

untying1598

abstriction1650

unclenching1688

unclinching1688

apoptosis1749

unreeving1775

unloosening1793

the world > space > relative position > posture > act of drawing body into compact form > [noun] > clenching teeth, fist, etc. > unclenching > specifically of hand

unclenching1688

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. vii. 324/1 An unclenching Knife..loosens the points of the Nails which are clenched upon the top of the Hoof to take the Shooe off.

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Unclenching, the act of opening the closed hand, the act of raising the point of a bended nail.

1825 W. Scott Betrothed Concl., in Tales Crusaders II. 345 Hasten thy unclenching and undoing of rivets.

1972 Flying Oct. 106/3 The program was passed around with low gasps and unclenching of jaw muscles.

2015 P. Graves Two Souls Hollow ii. 21 Only the clenching and unclenching of her hands gave any indication of her stress.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unclench
释义	unclenchv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈklɛn(t)ʃ/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈklɛn(t)ʃ/, U.S. /ˌənˈklɛn(t)ʃ/ Forms: see un- prefix² and clench v.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², clench v.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix² + clench v.¹ Compare unclinch v. 1. transitive. To remove or undo (something which is fixed firmly in place); spec. to loosen (a nail) by prising up the point, when this has been bent over or flattened to secure it (cf. clench v.¹ 1a). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)] unbindc950 undoc950 unleeseOE breaka1225 unfest?c1225 leesea1325 loosena1382 unloosea1382 loose1388 resolvea1398 unlace?c1400 unfastenc1440 unloosen?a1475 to let slip1526 unbrace?1526 diffibulatea1538 unframe1567 unclit1587 undight1590 unclip1598 unclenchc1600 unreeve1600 unlock1609 ungrapple1611 unquilt1611 abstringe1623 renode1623 unspan1648 unfast1684 disengage1780 undub1807 unclap1846 c1600 (c1350) Alisaunder (Greaves) (1929) 1170 Hee unclosed þe caue, unclainte þe barres. 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Unclench,..to raise the point of a bended nail. 1838 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales (1842) II. 220 Peter beat down all before him.., unclenching spike-nails, ripping and tearing away boards. 1885 E. Douglas Queen of Hid Isle i. ii. in Queen of Hid Isle & Love's Perversity 20 Unclench the brassart of the sword-arm. 1981 R. Wolverton & M. Wolverton How to convert Ordinary Garages into Exciting Family Rooms vii. 76 To unclench nails for pulling without damaging you or your wood, raise the clenched points by inserting a cold chisel under the points. 2. a. transitive. To prise or force open (a person's fist, a grasp, etc.); to cause to open. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > act of drawing body into compact form > drawn into compact form [verb (transitive)] > clench > cause to unclench unclench1647 1647 C. Harvey Schola Cordis viii. 35 Would they leave their customary sinning, And so unclench the devills clawes, That keepes them captive in his pawes. 1658 J. Harrington tr. Virgil Æneis 5 in Ess. Two Eclogues, & Two Bks. Æneis The ships are wrench'd Out of the shelves and quicks, their jaws unclench'd By Triton joyning with Cymothoe. 1793 Minstrel III. 70 I flew on the wretch who held him, unclenched his grasping hand from the throat of my darling. 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge lxxi. 354 ‘We have time for no more of this,’ cried the man, unclenching her hands, and throwing her roughly off. 1888 G. E. Post in Rep. Centenary Conf. Protestant Missions I. 323 A grasp of iron which the crusaders could not unclench. 1915 Cosmopolitan Apr. 533/1 He gently unclenched one finger after another until what she had hidden there lay sparkling in the night. 1998 G. Legge in K. Williamson Rovers Return 51 Her efforts to unclench Marina's fist..were as doomed as they were desperate. b. transitive. To relax or open (one's fist, jaws, teeth, etc.). Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > releasing hold > let go (something held or grasped) [verb (transitive)] > loosen the grasp or hold of unclasp1603 unclutch1653 unclench1712 the world > space > relative position > posture > act of drawing body into compact form > drawn into compact form [verb (transitive)] > clench > unclench unclinch1699 unclench1712 ungraspa1784 1712 N. Rowe tr. C. Quillet Callipædia ii. 24 The foul Aselli in his Sphere he draws, And fierce Unclenches his extended Claws. 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Unclench, to open the closed hand. 1834 N.-Y. Mirror 9 Aug. 45/2 My fists unclenched themselves with the force of a bow suddenly unstrung. 1839 P. J. Bailey Festus 361 God was with him; and bade old Time, to the youth, Unclench his heart. 1888 ‘J. S. Winter’ Bootle's Children vii. 48 So he stood there clenching and unclenching his hands,..the very picture of misery. 1921 F. B. Young Black Diamond 52 They jolted him so much that he unclenched his teeth and roared like a bull. 1950 ‘A. Seton’ Foxfire x. 249 He unclenched his jaws and a warm soft trickle ran down his chin from his bitten lip. 2012 J. Fagan Panopticon (2013) xxvii. 265 Shortie clenches and unclenches her fist. c. intransitive. Of a fist, jaws, teeth, etc.: to relax; to open. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > act of drawing body into compact form > of the hand: unclench [verb (reflexive)] unclincha1758 unclench1839 1839 Hesperian July 106/2 His teeth unclenched—his lips opened—and, pop! his heart gave a tremendous leap upward. 1900 Daily News 11 Oct. 3/1 The nervous hand, clenching and unclenching as his passions swayed him. 1942 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gaz. 2 Sept. 5/8 Ginnie, watching Jerry's hand unclench itself, passed on into the lift. 2015 C. Lauren Beautiful Secret x. 189 At once, my shoulders relaxed, my jaw unclenched. 3. transitive. To let go of; to release from a grip. In early use poetic.In figurative context in quot. 1865. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > releasing hold > let go (something held or grasped) [verb (transitive)] > loosen from a grasp or hold unclinch1598 release1799 unclench1865 1865 F. W. Farrar Chapters on Lang. i. 2 Her lessons..have been unclenched by sheer labour from the granite hand of nature. 1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems 18 Unglue the nails adroit to steal, unclench the spoil. 1981 Columbia 6 81 ‘Oh, Carl.’ Myra sighs and unclenches the glass from his fingers. 2012 A. Wallace Hiding in Plain Sight xiii. 128 She..unclenched the napkin she'd been holding. Derivatives unˈclenching n. †(a) the action of loosening a nail by prising up the point, when this has been bent over or flattened to secure it; earliest in attributive use (obsolete); (b) the action of relaxing one's fist, jaws, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > act of drawing body into compact form > [noun] > clenching teeth, fist, etc. > unclenching unclenching1688 unclinching1688 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > [noun] undoinga1425 leesingc1440 loosing1482 dissolution1548 unlocking1568 unloosing1578 loosening1598 unbinding1598 untying1598 abstriction1650 unclenching1688 unclinching1688 apoptosis1749 unreeving1775 unloosening1793 the world > space > relative position > posture > act of drawing body into compact form > [noun] > clenching teeth, fist, etc. > unclenching > specifically of hand unclenching1688 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. vii. 324/1 An unclenching Knife..loosens the points of the Nails which are clenched upon the top of the Hoof to take the Shooe off. 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Unclenching, the act of opening the closed hand, the act of raising the point of a bended nail. 1825 W. Scott Betrothed Concl., in Tales Crusaders II. 345 Hasten thy unclenching and undoing of rivets. 1972 Flying Oct. 106/3 The program was passed around with low gasps and unclenching of jaw muscles. 2015 P. Graves Two Souls Hollow ii. 21 Only the clenching and unclenching of her hands gave any indication of her stress. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.c1600
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