clenched Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb hold in a tight grasp
    clinch; clench.
    • clench a steering wheel
  2. verb squeeze together tightly
    clench.
    • clench one's jaw
  3. adjective satellite closed or squeezed together tightly
    clinched.
    • a clenched fist
    • his clenched (or clinched) teeth

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