Clench vs Fasten - What's the difference?

Clench is a related term of fasten.

is that clench is tight grip while fasten is .

is to squeeze; to grip or hold tightly.

(es)

Tight grip.

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

A local chapter of the (Church of the SubGenius) parody religion.

* 1989 , Ted Schultz, The Fringes of Reason (page 210)

And perhaps most innovative of all, Drummond and Stang pushed for a policy of clench autonomy

* 2003 , Peter Knight, Conspiracy Theories in American History: An Encyclopedia (page 170)

Every SubGenius clench is required to have a member who does not believe

* 2012 , George D. Chryssides, Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements (page 95)

Originality is encouraged, and some clenches have devised their own distinctive organizational names

(es)

To squeeze; to grip or hold tightly.

He clenched his fist in anger.

To move two parts of something against each other

Bruxism is clenching the jaws.

* clasp * clutch

* unclench

(en verb)

To attach or connect in a secure manner.

The sailor fastened the boat to the dock with a half-hitch.

Fasten your seatbelts!

Can you fasten these boards together with some nails?

* Jonathan Swift

The words Whig and Tory have been pressed to the service of many successions of parties, with very different ideas fastened to them.

To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to land.

to fasten a blow

* Shakespeare

if I can fasten but one cup upon him