1. Closed or squeezed together tightly
   "a clenched fist"; "his clenched teeth"
   - clinched

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

See also: tight

Type of: clutch, prehend [archaic], seize, squeeze

Encyclopedia: Clench

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