- clinch, clench - a small slip noose made with seizing
--1 is a kind of noose, running noose, slip noose
--1 has particulars: double clinch; inside clinch; outside clinch - clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold - 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"
--2 is a kind of grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension
--2 has particulars:chokehold, choke hold; embrace, embracing; wrestling hold Derived form: verb clench1
- clench, clinch - hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel"
--1 is one way to seize, prehend, clutch
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun clench2
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- clench - squeeze together tightly; "clench one's jaw"
--2 is one way to squeeze
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something