VERB | contact | clench, clinch | hold in a tight grasp |
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contact | clench | squeeze together tightly | |
NOUN | artifact | clench, clinch | a small slip noose made with seizing |
act | clench, clasp, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold | the act of grasping |
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) |
Spanish | agarre, agarro, agarrón | |
Catalan | agafada, agarrada | |
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 |
Spanish | empuñar | |
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 | |
Catalan | apretar |
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