clench

clench
transitive verb
1) (close tightly) zusammenpressen

clench one's fist or fingers — die Faust ballen

with [one's] clenched fist — mit geballter Faust

clench one's teeth — die Zähne zusammenbeißen

2) (grasp firmly) umklammern
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[klen ]
verb
(to close tightly together: He clenched his teeth/fist.) zusammenpressen, ...ballen
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clench
[klen(t)ʃ]
vt
to \clench sth etw [fest] umklammern; (grasp) etw [fest] packen
to \clench one's fist die Faust ballen
to \clench one's teeth die Zähne fest zusammenbeißen
to \clench sth between [or in] one's teeth etw zwischen die Zähne klemmen
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[klentS]
vt
1) fist ballen; teeth zusammenbeißen; (= grasp firmly) packen

to clench sth between one's teeth — etw zwischen die Zähne klemmen

to clench sth in one's hands — etw mit den Händen umklammern

clenched-fist salute — Arbeiterkampfgruß m

2)
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clench [klentʃ]
A v/t
1. (fest) zusammenpressen:
clench one’s fist die Faust ballen;
clench one’s teeth die Zähne zusammenbeißen
2. fest packen oder anfassen:
clench sth in one’s hand etwas fest in der Hand halten
3. clinch A 1, A 2, A 3
4. fig die Nerven, den Geist etc anspannen:
with clenched attention mit gespannter Aufmerksamkeit
B v/i
1. sich fest zusammenpressen
2. clinch B
C s Festhalten n, fester Griff, Zusammenpressen n
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transitive verb
1) (close tightly) zusammenpressen

clench one's fist or fingers — die Faust ballen

with [one's] clenched fist — mit geballter Faust

clench one's teeth — die Zähne zusammenbeißen

2) (grasp firmly) umklammern

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