| NOUN | artifact | clench, clinch | a small slip noose made with seizing |
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| act | clench, clasp, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold | the act of grasping | |
| VERB | contact | clench, clinch | hold in a tight grasp |
| contact | clench | squeeze together tightly |
| Sounds | kleh'nch | |
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| Rhymes | bench / Bench ... wrench: 12 rhymes with ehnch... | |
| Meaning | A small slip noose made with seizing. | |
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| Synonym | clinch | |
| Category | vessel, watercraft | A craft designed for water transportation / transportation |
| Narrower | double clinch | A clinch with two loops |
| inside clinch | A clinch with the end of the line inside the loop | |
| outside clinch | A clinch with the end of the line outside the loop | |
| Broader | noose, running noose, slip noose | A loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot |
| Meaning | The act of grasping. | |
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| Synonyms | clasp, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold | |
| Narrower | chokehold, choke hold | A restraining hold / hold |
| embrace, embracing, embracement | The act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) | |
| wrestling hold | A hold used in the sport of wrestling | |
| Broader | grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension | The act of gripping / gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) |
| Verbs | clench | hold in a tight grasp |
| Meaning | hold in a tight grasp. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "clench a steering wheel" | |
| Synonym | clinch | |
| Broader | seize, prehend, clutch | take hold of |
| Nouns | clench | the act of grasping |
| Meaning | squeeze together tightly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "clench one's jaw" | |
| Narrower | grit | clench together |
| Broader | squeeze | Press firmly |
| Spanish | apretar | |