CLENCH as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of grasping
   Synonym(s)
   • clasp (what does clasp mean?)
   • clutch (what does clutch mean?)
   • clutches (what does clutches mean?)
   • grasp (what does grasp mean?)
   • grip (what does grip mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he released his clasp on my arm
   • he has a strong grip for an old man
   • she kept a firm hold on the railing
   Hypernyms(s) clench is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • grasping (what does grasping mean?)
   • taking hold (what does taking hold mean?)
   • seizing (what does seizing mean?)
   • prehension (what does prehension mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • chokehold (what does chokehold mean?)
   • choke hold (what does choke hold mean?)
   • embrace (what does embrace mean?)
   • embracing (what does embracing mean?)
   • wrestling hold (what does wrestling hold mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • take hold (what does take hold mean?)
   • grapple (what does grapple mean?)
   • grip (what does grip mean?)
   • grip (what does grip mean?)
   • grasp (what does grasp mean?)
   • hold on (what does hold on mean?)
   • cling to (what does cling to mean?)
   • hold close (what does hold close mean?)
   • hold tight (what does hold tight mean?)
   • clutch (what does clutch mean?)
   • seize (what does seize mean?)
   • prehend (what does prehend mean?)
   • clutch (what does clutch mean?)
   • clench (what does clench mean?)
   • clinch (what does clinch mean?)
   • clasp (what does clasp mean?)
   • clasp (what does clasp mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a small slip noose made with seizing
   Synonym(s)
   • clinch (what does clinch mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) clench is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • noose (what does noose mean?)
   • running noose (what does running noose mean?)
   • slip noose (what does slip noose mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • double clinch (what does double clinch mean?)
   • inside clinch (what does inside clinch mean?)
   • outside clinch (what does outside clinch mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • clinch (what does clinch mean?)

CLENCH as VERB

1. Meaning
   • squeeze together tightly
   Usage Example(s)
   • clench one’’s jaw
   Hypernyms(s) clench is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • squeeze (what does squeeze mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • grit (what does grit mean?)
2. Meaning
   • hold in a tight grasp
   Synonym(s)
   • clinch (what does clinch mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • clench a steering wheel
   Hypernyms(s) clench is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • seize (what does seize mean?)
   • prehend (what does prehend mean?)
   • clutch (what does clutch mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • hug (what does hug mean?)
   • clinch (what does clinch mean?)
   • squeeze (what does squeeze mean?)
   • clasp (what does clasp mean?)
   • clench (what does clench mean?)
   • clutch (what does clutch mean?)
   • clutches (what does clutches mean?)
   • grasp (what does grasp mean?)
   • grip (what does grip mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)