1. Hold in a tight grasp
   "clench a steering wheel"
   - clinch 
2. Squeeze together tightly
   "clench one's jaw"

1. A small slip noose made with seizing
   - clinch 
2. The act of grasping
   - clasp, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold

Derived forms: clenches, clenched, clenching

Type of: clutch, grasping, noose, prehend [archaic], prehension, running noose, seize, seizing, slip noose, squeeze, taking hold

Encyclopedia: Clench

• cut across
• cut and run
• cut corners
• cut down
• cut glass
• cut into
• cut it out
• cut lunch
• cut no ice
• cut of beef
• cut of lamb
• cut of meat
• cut of mutton
• cut of pork
• cut of veal
• cut short
• cut the mustard
• cut through
• cut to
• cut to ribbons
• cut to the chase
• cut-and-dried
• cut-and-dry
• cut-and-paste
• cut-and-thrust