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Meaning of Clench | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
klɛnt͡ʃ

Definitions

  1. A tight grip.
    ambitransitive
  2. A seal that is applied to formed thin-wall bushings.
    ambitransitive
  3. A local chapter of the Church of the SubGenius parody religion.
    ambitransitive
  4. A pun.
    ambitransitive, obsolete

Equivalents

العربية الإحكام
Esperanto premo
Español traba
Suomi puristus
Français poigne f ferme prise f ferme
Русский зажим сжима́ние сти́скивание

Examples

“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 […]”
“Here one poor word an hundred clenches makes”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Clenched clenched fist clencher Clenches Clenching clenchpoop

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