clench

A clenched fist.

Meanings

Verb

  • To grip or hold fast.
  • To close tightly.

Noun

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Origin

  • From Middle English clenchen, from Old English clenċan, a variant of Old English clenġan, from Proto-Germanic *klangijaną, causative of *klinganą. Related to cling.

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