All clench synonyms
clench
C c verb clench
- grasp — to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- clamp — A clamp is a device that holds two things firmly together.
- clutch — If you clutch at something or clutch something, you hold it tightly, usually because you are afraid or anxious.
- clasp — If you clasp someone or something, you hold them tightly in your hands or arms.
- grip — the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- clinch — If you clinch something you are trying to achieve, such as a business deal or victory in a contest, you succeed in obtaining it.
- contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- grapple — to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
- constrict — If a part of your body, especially your throat, is constricted or if it constricts, something causes it to become narrower.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- double up — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- grit — abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- tighten — make more snug or secure
- scrunch — to crunch, crush, or crumple.
noun clench
- fibula — Anatomy. the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg, extending from the knee to the ankle.
- handhold — a grip with the hand or hands.
- handclasp — a gripping of hands by two or more people, as in greeting, parting, making a commitment, or expressing affection.
- handgrip — the grip or clasp of a hand, as in greeting: a firm but friendly handgrip.
- handshake — handshaking
- grapnel — a device consisting essentially of one or more hooks or clamps, for grasping or holding something; grapple; grappling iron.
- tenure — the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office.
- gripe — Informal. to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble.
- incumbency — the quality or state of being incumbent.