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Part of Speech: Verb

Sense: To hold tightly or grasp firmly

Usage: She clunched the steering wheel tightly as she drove through the storm.

Sample Sentence: The boxer clunched his opponent's arm to prevent him from landing a punch.

Sense: To squeeze or compress tightly

Usage: The child clunched his stuffed animal in his arms.

Sample Sentence: The climber clunched the rope tightly to support his weight.

Sense: To bunch up or form into a tight cluster

Usage: The cat clunched its paws and curled into a ball.

Sample Sentence: The fabric clunched at the seams, indicating poor stitching.

Sense: (Local) To be in a state of extreme panic or distress

Usage: In the middle of the haunted house, I felt clunched with fear.

Sample Sentence: The students were clunched before their final exams.