clenchとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle English clenchen, from 古期英語 clenċan (“to clinch; hold fast”), a variant of 古期英語 clenġan (“to adhere; remain”), from Proto-Germanic *klangijaną, causative of *klinganą (“to stick; adhere”). Related to cling.

発音

• IPA^(key): /klɛntʃ/
• 韻: -ɛntʃ

動詞

clench (三人称単数 現在形 clenches, 現在分詞 clenching, 過去形および過去分詞形 clenched) (transitive, intransitive)

1. To grip or hold fast.
   • 1697, “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], OCLC 403869432:

     Clinch the pointed spear.

2. To close tightly.

   He clenched his fist in anger.

同意語

• (grip または hold tightly): clasp, clutch, grip; See also Thesaurus:grasp

反意語

• unclench

派生語

• clinch

名詞

clench (複数形 clenches)

1. Tight grip.
2. (engineering) A seal that is applied to formed thin-wall bushings.
3. A local chapter of the Church of the SubGenius parody religion.
   • 1989, Ted Schultz, The Fringes of Reason, page 210:

     And perhaps most innovative of all, Drummond and Stang pushed for a policy of clench autonomy […]

   • 2003, Peter Knight, Conspiracy Theories in American History: An Encyclopedia, page 170:

     Every SubGenius clench is required to have a member who does not believe […]

   • 2012, George D. Chryssides, Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements, page 95:

     Originality is encouraged, and some clenches have devised their own distinctive organizational names […]

4. (archaic) A pun
   • 1728, [Alexander Pope], “Book the First”, in The Dunciad. An Heroic Poem. In Three Books, Dublin; London: Reprinted for A. Dodd, OCLC 1033416756:

     Here one poor word an hundred clenches makes