clench.
To grip or hold fast.
Meaning & usage
To grip or hold fast.
I clenched the rope in my teeth.
To close tightly.
He clenched his fist in anger.
Alternative form of clinch (“bend and hammer a nail”).
Dated form of clinch (“make certain, finalize”).
to clench an argument
Where this word comes from
From Middle English clenchen, from Old English clenċan (“to clinch; hold fast”), a variant of Old English clenġan (“to adhere; remain”), from Proto-Germanic *klangijaną, causative of *klinganą (“to stick; adhere”). Related to cling.
A tight grip.
Alternative form of clinch (“the act of bending and hammering the point of a nail so it cannot be removed”).
A seal that is applied to formed thin-wall bushings.
A local chapter of the Church of the SubGenius parody religion.
A pun.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English clenchen, from Old English clenċan (“to clinch; hold fast”), a variant of Old English clenġan (“to adhere; remain”), from Proto-Germanic *klangijaną, causative of *klinganą (“to stick; adhere”). Related to cling.
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