- clinch: a small slip noose made with seizing
- hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel"
- squeeze together tightly; "clench one's jaw"
- clasp: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"
- Clench is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes.
- Tight grip; A seal that is applied to formed thin-wall bushings; To squeeze; to grip or hold tightly
- (clenched) used of a closed hand closet diminutive of bar
- (Clenching) The forceful holding together of the upper and lower teeth, which places stress on the ligaments that hold the teeth to the jawbone and the lower jaw to the skull.
- (clenching) The clamping and pressing of the jaws and teeth together in centric occlusion, frequently associated with psychological stress or physical effort.
- (Clenching) The habit of consciously or subconsciously squeezing the teeth together with extraordinary muscle force. See Bruxism.
- (Clenching) A parafunctional activity of the jaws that occurs mostly during daytime.
- (CLENCHING) Used in wirestitching (stapling). The wires are bent back towards each other after piercing the book and lie flat on the spine.
- (Clenching) Someone who clenches continually bites on things while awake. This might be chewing gum, a pen or pencil, or fingernails. The constant pounding on the joint causes the pain. Stress is often blamed for tension in the jaw, leading to a clenched jaw.
- A method of fixing together two pieces of wood, usually overlapping planks, by driving a nail through both planks as well as a washer-like rove. The nail is then burred or riveted over to complete the fastening.
- To turn over the point of a nail (so Clencher or Clinker built;) also to jam a rope.
- The former Lord Oliver Crumwell is now a dentist in New Jersey. His head is the size of a ping-pong ball, so he is able to stick his entire cranium in the mouth of a patient. In one case Crumwell hit a raw nerve, making the patient "Clench" his teeth. ...
- A quibbling form of pun. Also a statement that settles an argument; one that clinches it.