CLENCHED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of clench 2. to close or hold something very tightly, often in a…. Learn more.

The meaning of CLENCH is clinch. How to use clench in a sentence.

Synonyms for CLENCHED: clutched, gripped, held, grabbed, carried, clung (to), cradled, took; Antonyms of CLENCHED: handed, gave, dropped, unclasped, rendered, released, delivered, unhanded

CLENCH definition: 1. to close or hold something very tightly, often in a determined or angry way: 2. to close or…. Learn more.

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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).]

Clench holds on as a word suggesting just that—closing or holding tight. 'Clench' and 'clinch' overlap in many ways, but 'clench' has a much stricter use to mean 'to hold tightly.' 'Clinch' can be used in broader ways to refer to securing a victory or making something final.

When you clench your teeth or they clench, you squeeze your teeth together firmly, usually because you are angry or upset. Patsy had to clench her jaw to suppress her anger. [VERB noun] Slowly, he released his breath through clenched teeth. [VERB-ed]

Definition of clench verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [transitive, intransitive] when you clench your hands, teeth, etc., or when they clench, you press them together tightly, usually showing that you are angry, determined or upset. clench (something) He clenched his fists in anger. Through clenched teeth she told him to leave.

CLENCHED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of clench 2. to close or hold something very tightly, often in a…. Learn more.