clench

clench

grip tightly: Clench the tool firmly in your hand.; bring together, as teeth: She spoke through clenched teeth.
Not to be confused with:clinch – secure; settle: clinch the deal; hold, as in boxing: The fighters were in a clinch.

clench

C0401100 (klĕnch)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).n.1. A tight grip or grasp.2. Something, such as a mechanical device, that clenches or holds fast.

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[Middle English clenchen, from Old English -clencan (in beclencan, to hold fast).]

clench

(klɛntʃ) vb (tr) 1. to close or squeeze together (the teeth, a fist, etc) tightly2. to grasp or grip firmlyn3. a firm grasp or grip4. (Tools) a device that grasps or grips, such as a clampn, vb another word for clinch[Old English beclencan, related to Old High German klenken to tie, Middle High German klank noose, Dutch klinken rivet]

clench

(klɛntʃ)

v.t. 1. to close (the hands, teeth, etc.) tightly. 2. to grasp firmly; grip. 3. clinch (defs. 1, 2). v.i. 4. to close or knot up tightly. n. 5. the act of clenching. 6. a tight hold; grip. 7. something that clenches or holds fast. 8. clinch (defs. 7, 9, 10). [1200–50; Middle English; compare Old English beclencan to hold fast]

clench

Past participle: clenched
Gerund: clenching

Imperative
clench
clench

Present
I clench
you clench
he/she/it clenches
we clench
you clench
they clench

Preterite
I clenched
you clenched
he/she/it clenched
we clenched
you clenched
they clenched

Present Continuous
I am clenching
you are clenching
he/she/it is clenching
we are clenching
you are clenching
they are clenching

Present Perfect
I have clenched
you have clenched
he/she/it has clenched
we have clenched
you have clenched
they have clenched

Past Continuous
I was clenching
you were clenching
he/she/it was clenching
we were clenching
you were clenching
they were clenching

Past Perfect
I had clenched
you had clenched
he/she/it had clenched
we had clenched
you had clenched
they had clenched

Future
I will clench
you will clench
he/she/it will clench
we will clench
you will clench
they will clench

Future Perfect
I will have clenched
you will have clenched
he/she/it will have clenched
we will have clenched
you will have clenched
they will have clenched

Future Continuous
I will be clenching
you will be clenching
he/she/it will be clenching
we will be clenching
you will be clenching
they will be clenching

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been clenching
you have been clenching
he/she/it has been clenching
we have been clenching
you have been clenching
they have been clenching

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been clenching
you will have been clenching
he/she/it will have been clenching
we will have been clenching
you will have been clenching
they will have been clenching

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been clenching
you had been clenching
he/she/it had been clenching
we had been clenching
you had been clenching
they had been clenching

Conditional
I would clench
you would clench
he/she/it would clench
we would clench
you would clench
they would clench

Past Conditional
I would have clenched
you would have clenched
he/she/it would have clenched
we would have clenched
you would have clenched
they would have clenched

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	clench - a small slip noose made with seizingclinchdouble clinch - a clinch with two loopsinside clinch - a clinch with the end of the line inside the looprunning noose, slip noose, noose - a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulledoutside clinch - a clinch with the end of the line outside the loopvessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation
	2.	clench - 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"clutch, clutches, grip, hold, clasp, graspchoke hold, chokehold - a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind; "he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled"embrace, embracement, embracing - the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)prehension, taking hold, grasping, seizing - the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)wrestling hold - a hold used in the sport of wrestling
Verb	1.	clench - hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel"clinchclutch, prehend, seize - take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
	2.	clench - squeeze together tightly; "clench one's jaw"grit - clench together; "grit one's teeth"squeeze - press firmly; "He squeezed my hand"

clench

verbTo take firmly with the hand and maintain a hold on:clasp, clutch, grab, grapple, grasp, grip, seize.nounAn act or means of holding something:clasp, clutch, grasp, grip, hold.Sports: grapple.

Translations

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clench

(klentʃ) verb to close tightly together. He clenched his teeth/fist. 握緊 握紧