clench
Betekenis (Engels)
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- To grip or hold fast.
- To close tightly.
Sinonieme
press together
close tightly
grasp tightly
hold tightly
pincer clamp
clamp frame
hold fast
push down
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/klɛnt͡ʃ/
Etimologie (Engels)
In summary
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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