CLENCH


Meaning of CLENCH in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ firmly , tight , tightly

His jaw was ~ed tight.

His jaw was tightly ~ed.

▪ involuntarily , unconsciously

Her hands ~ed involuntarily.

▪ together

She sat with hands ~ed together in her lap.

PHRASES

▪ ~ed between sb's teeth

He had a pipe ~ed between his teeth.

Clench is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ fist , ↑ hand , ↑ jaw , ↑ muscle , ↑ stomach

Clench is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ finger , ↑ fist , ↑ hand , ↑ jaw , ↑ muscle , ↑ tooth

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .