clench

verb · nounA2

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

clenches

V_ing/Gerund

clenching

V_ed/pp

clenched

1.
(ambitransitive)To grip or hold fast.
I clenched the rope in my teeth.
2.
(ambitransitive)To close tightly.
He clenched his fist in anger.
3.
(alt of, alternative, ambitransitive)Alternative form of clinch (“bend and hammer a nail”).
4.
(alt of, ambitransitive, dated)Dated form of clinch (“make certain, finalize”).
to clench an argument

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

clenches

1.
(ambitransitive)A tight grip.
2.
(alt of, alternative, ambitransitive)Alternative form of clinch (“the act of bending and hammering the point of a nail so it cannot be removed”).
3.
(ambitransitive)(engineering) A seal that is applied to formed thin-wall bushings.
4.
(ambitransitive)A local chapter of the Church of the SubGenius parody religion.
5.
(ambitransitive, obsolete)A pun.
Đồng nghĩa: clinch

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

clinch clasp clutch grip

Trái nghĩa

unclench

Cùng gốc / liên quan

buttock-clenchingbutt-clenching

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English clenchen, from Old English clenċan (to clinch; hold fast), a variant of Old English clenġan (to adhere; remain), from Proto-Germanic *klangijaną, causative of *klinganą (to stick; adhere). Related to cling.