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"To close tightly."
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"roman": "yǎojǐn",
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"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "vastknijpen"
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "ballen (Fäuste)"
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"alt": "かたくしめる",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "kataku shimeru",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "堅く締める"
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"alt": "にぎりしめる",
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"sense": "to squeeze",
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"roman": "katameru",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "固める"
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"code": "mi",
"english": "refers to teeth",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "kakati"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"code": "mi",
"english": "refers to the hand and the mouth",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "kumu"
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"code": "mi",
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"ref": "1989, Ted Schultz, The Fringes of Reason, page 210",
"text": "And perhaps most innovative of all, Drummond and Stang pushed for a policy of clench autonomy […]",
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"ref": "2003, Peter Knight, Conspiracy Theories in American History: An Encyclopedia, page 170",
"text": "Every SubGenius clench is required to have a member who does not believe […]",
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"ref": "2012, George D. Chryssides, Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements, page 95",
"text": "Originality is encouraged, and some clenches have devised their own distinctive organizational names […]",
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"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "estrènyer"
},
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "serrar"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "咬緊"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yǎojǐn",
"sense": "to squeeze",
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to squeeze",
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},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zuànjǐn",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "攥紧"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "握緊"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wòjǐn",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "握紧"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "sevřít"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "vastknijpen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "ballen (vuist)"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "samenballen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "premi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "puristaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "serrer"
},
{
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "strenzi"
},
{
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "strengi"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "ballen (Fäuste)"
},
{
"alt": "かたくしめる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kataku shimeru",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "堅く締める"
},
{
"alt": "にぎりしめる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "nigirishimeru",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "握り締める"
},
{
"alt": "かためる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "katameru",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "固める"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"english": "refers to teeth",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "kakati"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"english": "refers to the hand and the mouth",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "kumu"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"english": "refers to a fist",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "puku"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"english": "the teeth",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "tetē"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"english": "the teeth",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "nenē"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"english": "the fist",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "kuku"
},
{
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "ufunya"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "knyte"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "knytte"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sžimátʹ",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сжима́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sžatʹ",
"sense": "to squeeze",
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"perfective"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "stískivatʹ",
"sense": "to squeeze",
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"imperfective"
],
"word": "сти́скивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "stísnutʹ",
"sense": "to squeeze",
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"perfective"
],
"word": "сти́снуть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "cerrar (el puño)"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to squeeze",
"word": "knyta"
}
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"ref": "2003, Peter Knight, Conspiracy Theories in American History: An Encyclopedia, page 170",
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"text": "Originality is encouraged, and some clenches have devised their own distinctive organizational names […]",
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"A pun"
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"(archaic) A pun"
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"tags": [
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "stiskane",
"sense": "tight grip",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "стискане"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "svivane",
"sense": "tight grip",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "свиване"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "tight grip",
"word": "premo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "tight grip",
"word": "puristus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"english": "en main",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "tight grip",
"word": "prise f ferme"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "tight grip",
"word": "poigne f ferme"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sžimánije",
"sense": "tight grip",
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"neuter"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "stískivanije",
"sense": "tight grip",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "сти́скивание"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "tight grip",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "traba"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zažím",
"sense": "seal",
"word": "зажи́м"
}
],
"word": "clench"
}
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