clench

Speech parts

1. clench - Noun

2. clench - Verb

Meaning

See Clinch.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

grip clutch clasp hold grasp clinch clutches take press bear carry contract holding catch tenure
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Antonyms

free increase open release grow expand
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Hypernyms

seize clutch seizing squeeze grasping noose

Hyponyms

embrace embracing grit embracement chokehold choke hold

Examples

When you clench your fist, no one can put anything in your hand. Alex Haley

I choose gentleness... Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself. Max Lucado

Some men are called sagacious, merely on account of their avarice: whereas a child can clench its fist the moment it is born. William Shenstone

I clench his hands to the point of pain. "Stay with me." His pupils contract to pinpoints, dialate again rapidly, and then return to something resembling normalcy. "Always," he murmurs. Suzanne Collins

If the fight is tomorrow, why then clench your fist today? Cameroon Proverb

If the fight is tomorrow, then why should you clench your fist today? Cameroon Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Clemsoning clen clenbuterol clench-built clenchable clenched