英语词汇“clench”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

clenchclench /klɛntʃ/ ●○○ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYclench

Origin: Old English beclencan

VERB TABLE

clench

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	clench
	he, she, it	clenches
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	clenched
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have clenched
	he, she, it	has clenched
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had clenched
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will clench
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have clenched

Continuous Form
Present	I	am clenching
	he, she, it	is clenching
	you, we, they	are clenching
Past	I, he, she, it	was clenching
	you, we, they	were clenching
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been clenching
	he, she, it	has been clenching
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been clenching
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be clenching
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been clenching

1clench your fists/teeth/jaw etc. to hold your hands, teeth, etc. together tightly, especially because you feel angry or determined: Jody paced the sidelines, her fists clenched.2to hold something tightly in your hand or between your teeth: Reese had a cigar clenched between his teeth.—clench noun [countable usually singular]