clench

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: clench

1	v n	squeeze together tightly the act of grasping
2	n	a small slip noose made with seizing

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: clench

“clench one's jaw”

“clench a steering wheel”

Types:: show 12 types...; hide 12 types...; choke hold, chokehold
a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind; embrace, embracement, embracing
the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection); wrestling hold
a hold used in the sport of wrestling; cuddle, nestle, snuggle
a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace; clinch, hug, squeeze
a tight or amorous embrace; bear hug
a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent; nelson
any of several wrestling holds in which an arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand exerts pressure on the back of the neck; Japanese stranglehold
a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arms are crossed in front of his own neck to exert pressure on his windpipe; lock
any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured; scissor grip, scissor hold, scissors, scissors grip, scissors hold
a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze; stranglehold
a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe; toehold
a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints

Type of:: grasping, prehension, seizing, taking hold
the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

Types:: double clinch
a clinch with two loops; inside clinch
a clinch with the end of the line inside the loop; outside clinch
a clinch with the end of the line outside the loop

Type of:: noose, running noose, slip noose
a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

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