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Clench   /klɛntʃ/   Listen
Clench

verb
1.
Hold in a tight grasp.  Synonym: clinch.
2.
Squeeze together tightly.
noun
1.
A small slip noose made with seizing.  Synonym: clinch.
2.
The act of grasping.  Synonyms: clasp, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold.  "He has a strong grip for an old man" , "She kept a firm hold on the railing"






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"Clench" Quotes from Famous Books



... stand up with all my heart, Robin, my boy, but it shall be to shake hands with you, and drink down all unkindness. It is not the fault of your heart, man, that you don't know how to clench ...
— Chronicles of the Canongate • Sir Walter Scott

... with the strong and wiry girl he sometimes came out second best. It spoke well of him that he seemed to be careful not to hurt Bo. He never bit or scratched, though he sometimes gave her sounding slaps with his paws. Whereupon, Bo would clench her gauntleted fists and ...
— The Man of the Forest • Zane Grey

... Catholic, named William Clench, wrote a treatise on the Pope's supremacy, and dedicated it to the Queen in Italian. The following specimen of his style may suffice. "O del sagro marito fortunata consorte! O dolce alleviamento d' affari alti! O grato ristoro di pensieri noiosi, ...
— The History of England from the Accession of James II. - Volume 2 (of 5) • Thomas Babington Macaulay

... there were interesting, even exciting moments—when you hardly felt the ache. But other times—evenings and Sundays—it came back sharper than ever. And in the course of those weeks he had learnt a number of things not included in the school curriculum. He had learnt that it was better to clench your teeth and not cry out when your ears were tweaked or your arm twisted, or an unexpected pin stuck into the soft part of your leg. But, inside him, there burned a fire of rage and hate unsuspected by his tormentors. It was not so much the pain, as the fact ...
— Far to Seek - A Romance of England and India • Maud Diver

... whilst Major-General Gatacre's former command, the 1st British Brigade, was taken over by Brigadier-General J. Wauchope. The first brigade was made up of the Lincolns, Warwicks, Seaforths, and Camerons, with six Maxims. To prepare for eventualities, and clench the special training he had bestowed upon his men, Major-General Gatacre issued a printed slip of notes, or hints, to his men. I give the salient ...
— Khartoum Campaign, 1898 - or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan • Bennet Burleigh


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