Cliche vs Clench - What's the difference?
cliche | clench |
Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude.
(printing) A stereotype (printing plate).
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)
* 2003 , Peter Knight, Conspiracy Theories in American History: An Encyclopedia (page 170)
* 2012 , George D. Chryssides, Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements (page 95)
To squeeze; to grip or hold tightly.
To move two parts of something against each other
As nouns the difference between cliche and clench
is that cliche is (overused phrase or expression) while clench is tight grip.As a verb clench is
to squeeze; to grip or hold tightly.cliche
English
Alternative forms
* clicheNoun
(wikipedia cliché) (en noun)- The villain kidnapping the love interest in a film is a bit of a cliché .
Usage notes
* The alternative spelling .)Synonyms
* platitude * stereotype * See alsoDerived terms
*Anagrams
* ----clench
English
Noun
(es)- And perhaps most innovative of all, Drummond and Stang pushed for a policy of clench autonomy
- Every SubGenius clench is required to have a member who does not believe
- Originality is encouraged, and some clenches have devised their own distinctive organizational names
Verb
(es)- He clenched his fist in anger.
- Bruxism is clenching the jaws.