"clunch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clunches [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps related to clump. Compare hump, hunch; lump, lunch, etc. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} clunch (countable and uncountable, plural clunches)
  1. (UK) A traditional building material mostly made of chalk or clay. Tags: UK, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-clunch-en-noun-wZlOA1KN Categories (other): British English, English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: clunches [present, singular, third-person], clunching [participle, present], clunched [participle, past], clunched [past]
Etymology: Alteration of clench. Head templates: {{en-verb}} clunch (third-person singular simple present clunches, present participle clunching, simple past and past participle clunched)
  1. (transitive) To grasp firmly; clench. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-clunch-en-verb-JqxaEQlB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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