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Clenched vs Clenches - What's the difference?

clenched | clenches |

As verbs the difference between clenched and clenches

is that clenched is (clench) while clenches is (clench).

As an adjective clenched

is closed tightly.

clenched

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Closed tightly.
    • a clenched fist

    Antonyms

    * unclenched

    Verb

    (head)
  • (clench)

    • clenches

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (clench)
    • ----

    clench

    English

    Noun

    (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

    Verb

    (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.

    Synonyms

    * clasp * clutch

    Antonyms

    * unclench

    Related terms

    * clinch