clench
v.
Old English (be)clencan "to hold fast, make cling," causative of clingan (see cling); compare stench/stink. Related: Clenched; clenching.
n.
"part of a nail that clinchers," 1590s, from clench, v.. Meaning "a grasp, grip" is from 1779.
| 词汇 | clench |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary clench v. Old English (be)clencan "to hold fast, make cling," causative of clingan (see cling); compare stench/stink. Related: Clenched; clenching. n. "part of a nail that clinchers," 1590s, from clench, v.. Meaning "a grasp, grip" is from 1779. |
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