Clench

//klɛnt͡ʃ//

Synonyms for "clench" (80 found)

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Closest matches (16)

clasp clinch abduct acquire adhere to bag bear hug bite carry off claim clamp cleave cleave to

Noun(2 words)

clinch clasp

Verb(1 words)

clasp

Strong matches (24)

Verb(5 words)

clinch clutch fang fondle grabble

cling cling to clinging clip clutch death grip drain embrace firm hold foothold footing freeze to get grapple grasp grip

Noun(3 words)

clutch clutches grasp

Related words (40)

Noun(2 words)

grip hold

Verb(5 words)

grip seize take tighten wind up

gripe hang on hang on to hold hold fast hold on hold on to hold tight hug iron grip keep hold of kidnap nail never let go nip palm partake pocket possess purchase

Show 13 more words

receive seizure shanghai squeeze steal stick stick to take tenure throttle tight grip toehold verify

Related word relations

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8 relation types

More general

13 entries

clutch grasping noose prehend prehension running noose seize seizing slip noose squeeze take hold take hold of taking hold

Antonyms

1 entries

unclench

Synonyms

2 entries

clasp clinch

derived

9 entries

buttock-clenching clench one's fists clench-built clenchable clencher clenchpoop clencht clinch reclench

etymologically related_to

1 entries

cling

has context

1 entries

engineering

manner of

2 entries

seize squeeze

related to

10 entries

bushing chapter clinch grip local move parody religion squeeze tight

Translations

50 translations across 19 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

klou verb (to squeeze)

Bulgarian

4 entries

свиване noun (tight grip)
стискане noun (tight grip)
свивам verb (to squeeze)
стискам verb (to squeeze)

Catalan

2 entries

estrènyer verb (to squeeze)
serrar verb (to squeeze)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

咬緊 /咬紧 verb (to squeeze)
握緊 /握紧 verb (to squeeze)
攥緊 /攥紧 verb (to squeeze)

Czech

1 entries

sevřít verb (to squeeze)

Dutch

3 entries

ballen (vuist) verb (to squeeze)
samenballen verb (to squeeze)
vastknijpen verb (to squeeze)

Esperanto

2 entries

premo noun (tight grip)
premi verb (to squeeze)

Finnish

2 entries

puristus noun (tight grip)
puristaa verb (to squeeze)

French

3 entries

poigne f ferme noun (tight grip)
prise f ferme noun (tight grip)
serrer verb (to squeeze)

Friulian

2 entries

strengi verb (to squeeze)
strenzi verb (to squeeze)

German

2 entries

ballen (Fäuste) verb (to squeeze)
zusammenpressen verb (to squeeze)

Japanese

3 entries

固める verb (to squeeze)
堅く締める verb (to squeeze)
握り締める verb (to squeeze)

Marathi

1 entries

आवळणे verb (to squeeze)

Māori

4 entries

kakati verb (to squeeze)
kuku verb (to squeeze)
kumu verb (to squeeze)
nenē verb (to squeeze)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

ufunya verb (to squeeze)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

knyte verb (to squeeze)
knytte verb (to squeeze)

Russian

4 entries

зажи́м noun (seal)
сжима́ние noun (tight grip)
сти́скивание noun (tight grip)
сжать verb (to squeeze)

Spanish

4 entries

traba noun (tight grip)
apretarse verb (to squeeze)
cerrar (el puño) verb (to squeeze)
cerrarse verb (to squeeze)

Swedish

1 entries

knyta verb (to squeeze)

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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Clench your teeth together, please.

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Clench your teeth, please.

Source: tatoeba (263598)

Said the dentist: "Now open your mouth and clench your teeth."

Source: tatoeba (2657689)

Clench your butt-cheeks.

Source: tatoeba (9227384)

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