clench

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Synonyms: clinch, blench, clunch, elench, flench, cleuch, plench, clonch, cletch

Antonyms: clinch, blench, clunch, elench, flench, cleuch, plench, clonch, cletch

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Verb

1. To [[grip]] or hold fast.
2. To close tightly.
3. {{alt form|en|clinch||bend and hammer a nail}}.
4. {{dated form of|en|clinch||make certain, finalize}}.

Noun

1. A [[tight]] [[grip]].
2. {{alt form|en|clinch||the act of bending and hammering the point of a nail so it cannot be removed}}.
3. {{lb|en|engineering}} A seal that is applied to formed thin-wall [[bushing]]s.
4. A [[local]] [[chapter]] of the {{w|Church of the SubGenius}} [[parody]] [[religion]].
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[pun]].

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