clencher

Variant of clench

clench definition

clench (klenc̸h)

transitive verb

  1. clinch (vt. 1)
  2. to bring together tightly; close (the teeth or fist) firmly
  3. to grip tightly

Etymology: ME clenchen < OE -clencan (in beclencan), lit., to make cling, caus. of clingan: see cling

noun

  1. a firm grip
  2. a device that clenches

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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