Definition of "clench" in inglés

verb

1. To grip or hold fast.

   • I clenched the rope in my teeth.

2. To close tightly.

   • He clenched his fist in anger.

3. Alternative form of clinch (“bend and hammer a nail”).

4. Dated form of clinch (“make certain, finalize”).

   • to clench an argument

noun

1. A tight grip.

2. Alternative form of clinch (“the act of bending and hammering the point of a nail so it cannot be removed”).

3. (engineering) A seal that is applied to formed thin-wall bushings.

4. A local chapter of the Church of the SubGenius parody religion.

5. (obsolete) A pun.