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clench

Pronunciation: /klɛnt͡ʃ/

The English word “clench” has 6 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To grip or hold fast.
  2. To close tightly.

noun

  1. A tight grip.
  2. A seal that is applied to formed thin-wall bushings.
  3. A local chapter of the Church of the SubGenius parody religion.
  4. A pun.

Etymology

From Middle English clenchen, from Old English clenċan (“to clinch; hold fast”), a variant of Old English clenġan (“to adhere; remain”), from Proto-Germanic *klangijaną, causative of *klinganą (“to stick; adhere”). Related to cling.

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