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			| 1.
								a small slip noose made with seizing 2.
								the act of grasping
 
 'clench' - used as a verb
 3.
								hold in a tight grasp
 clench a steering wheel
 4.
								squeeze together tightly
 clench one's jaw
 
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			| 1. Clench / Plural clenches
 2. Clench / Past
 clenched
 3. Clench / Third Person
 clenches
 4. Clench / Present Participle
 clenching
 
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