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clench

(n): a small slip noose made with seizing

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(n): a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

(n): the act of grasping

(n): the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

(v): hold in a tight grasp

(v): take hold of; grab

(v): squeeze together tightly

(v): press firmly

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8 months ago chained_bear said:

"'He that would make a pun would pick a pocket,' said Stephen, 'and that miserable quibble is not even a pun, but a vile clench.'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Far Side of the World, 157

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