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to hold something tightly, or press together your lips or your hands in anger or determination: He clenched his fist and waved it at the crowd.
: to set or close tightly. clench one's teeth. clench one's fists. clenchnoun. Synonyms. cling (to) clutch. grip. hold. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
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.
Clench definition: to close (the hands, teeth, etc.) tightly.. See examples of CLENCH used in a sentence.
to hold something tightly, or press together your lips or your hands in anger or determination: He clenched his fist and waved it at the crowd.
5 meanings: 1. to close or squeeze together (the teeth, a fist, etc) tightly 2. to grasp or grip firmly 3. a firm grasp or grip.... Click for more definitions.
1. To close tightly: clench one's teeth; clenched my fists in anger. 2. To grasp or grip tightly: clenched the steering wheel. 3. To clinch (a bolt, for example). n. 1. A tight grip or grasp. 2. Something, such as a mechanical device, that clenches or holds fast. [Middle English clenchen, from Old English -clencan (in beclencan, to hold fast ).]
