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clench

 
Noun clench has 2 senses
  1. clinch, clench - a small slip noose made with seizing
    --1 is a kind of noose, running noose, slip noose
    --1 has particulars: double clinch; inside clinch; outside clinch
  2. clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold - the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"
    --2 is a kind of grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension
    --2 has particulars:
     chokehold, choke hold; embrace, embracing; wrestling hold
    Derived form: verb clench1
Verb clench has 2 senses
  1. clench, clinch - hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel"
    --1 is one way to seize, prehend, clutch
    Derived form: noun clench2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. clench - squeeze together tightly; "clench one's jaw"
    --2 is one way to
    squeeze
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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