| 单词 | clench |
| 释义 | clench (once / 699 pages) 1vn 2n When you clench something, you grip, press, or squeeze it. You might clench your fists when you're angry or clench your teeth when you're worried, for example. People often clench parts of their own bodies, but they can also clench other things. Your grandmother might tend to clench you in her arms when you visit her, and a toddler might clench his stuffed animal to his chest when he falls asleep at night. The Old English root of clench is beclencan, which means "to hold fast or make cling," and it has the same origins as the word cling. WORD FAMILYclench: clenched, clenches, clenching USAGE EXAMPLESMy senses clouded, chest trembled and muscles clenched. Salon(Dec 28, 2016) “Everybody too serious,” Cheng explained during a lesson last month, clenching a paddle with white knuckles before releasing into a shrug. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) When his mother called him on his lie, he clenched his teeth and explained his mentality: “It’s just in me.” Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) 1 1v squeeze together tightly clench one's jaw Hypo|Hyper grit clench together squeeze press firmly 2v hold in a tight grasp clench a steering wheel Syn|Hyper clinch clutch, prehend, seize take hold of; grab 3n the act of grasping 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper clasp, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold choke hold, chokehold a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind embrace, embracement, embracingthe act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) wrestling holda hold used in the sport of wrestling cuddle, nestle, snugglea close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace clinch, hug, squeezea tight or amorous embrace bear huga wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent nelsonany of several wrestling holds in which an arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand exerts pressure on the back of the neck Japanese strangleholda wrestling hold in which the opponent's arms are crossed in front of his own neck to exert pressure on his windpipe lockany wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured scissor grip, scissor hold, scissors, scissors grip, scissors holda wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze strangleholda wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe toeholda wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints grasping, prehension, seizing, taking hold the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) n a small slip noose made with seizing Syn|Hypo|Hyper clinch double clinch a clinch with two loops inside clincha clinch with the end of the line inside the loop outside clincha clinch with the end of the line outside the loop noose, running noose, slip noose a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled |
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