clench

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tight grip. ambitransitive
  2. Alternative form of clinch (“the act of bending and hammering the point of a nail so it cannot be removed”). alt-of,alternative,ambitransitive
  3. A seal that is applied to formed thin-wall bushings. ambitransitive
  4. A local chapter of the Church of the SubGenius parody religion. ambitransitive
    — And perhaps most innovative of all, Drummond and Stang pushed for a policy of clench autonomy […]
  5. A pun. ambitransitive,obsolete
    — Here one poor word an hundred clenches makes
动词 v.
  1. To grip or hold fast. ambitransitive
    — I clenched the rope in my teeth.
  2. To close tightly. ambitransitive
    — He clenched his fist in anger.
  3. Alternative form of clinch (“bend and hammer a nail”). alt-of,alternative,ambitransitive
  4. Dated form of clinch (“make certain, finalize”). alt-of,ambitransitive,dated
    — to clench an argument

词形变化

clenches present,singular,third-person clenching participle,present clenched participle,past clenched past clenches plural

词汇关系

近义词
clasp clutch grip
反义词
unclench
衍生词
buttock-clenching clenchable clench-built clencher clench one's fists clenchpoop clencht clinch reclench

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
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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