Similar words: quenched, drenched, entrenched, pinched, crunched, arched, rancher, clincher. Meaning: [klentʃ] 
adj. closed or squeezed together tightly.
adj. closed or squeezed together tightly. 181, Clenched in the volcanic fist, the huge Basin was created By the motion of crustal plates.
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