vverb.contacthold in a tight graspSynset:clench clinch
Derivationally Related Form:clenchclinch
Hypernyms:clutch prehend seize
Inherited Hypernyms:clenchseizetake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.contactsqueeze together tightlyHypernyms:squeeze
Inherited Hypernyms:clenchsqueezepresstouch
Direct Hyponyms:grit
Full Troponyms:grit
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.allclosed or squeezed together tightlySynset:clinched
Examples:- a clenched fist
- his clenched (or clinched) teeth
Antonyms:loose
Inherited Hypernyms:clenched
Similar to:tight