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1. A small slip noose made with seizing
   - clinch
    
2. The act of grasping
   "he released his clench on my arm";
   - clasp, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold

1. Hold in a tight grasp
   "clench a steering wheel";
   - clinch
    
2. Squeeze together tightly
   "clench one's jaw"

Derived forms: clenched, clenching, clenches

Type of: clutch, grasping, noose, prehend [archaic], prehension, running noose, seize, seizing, slip noose, squeeze, taking hold

Encyclopedia: Clench, Wiltshire