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gritted

English

Verb

gritted

  1. simple past tense and past participle of grit

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clench

English

Etymology

From Middle English clenchen, from Old English clen?an (to clinch; hold fast), a variant of Old English clen?an (to adhere; remain), from Proto-Germanic *klangijan?, causative of *klingan? (to stick; adhere). Related to cling.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kl?nt?/
  • Rhymes: -?nt?

Verb

clench (third-person singular simple present clenches, present participle clenching, simple past and past participle clenched) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. To grip or hold fast.
    • Clinch the pointed spear.
  2. To close tightly.

Synonyms

  • (grip or hold tightly): clasp, clutch, grip; See also Thesaurus:grasp

Antonyms

  • unclench

Derived terms

  • clinch

Translations

Noun

clench (plural clenches)

  1. Tight grip.
  2. (engineering) A seal that is applied to formed thin-wall bushings.
  3. A local chapter of the Church of the SubGenius parody religion.
  4. (archaic) A pun
    • Here one poor word an hundred clenches makes

Translations

References

  • clench at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • clench in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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