"unclench" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ʌnˈklɛnt͡ʃ/ Forms: unclenches [present, singular, third-person], unclenching [participle, present], unclenched [participle, past], unclenched [past]
Rhymes: -ɛntʃ Etymology: From Middle English unclenchen, equivalent to un- + clench. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unclenchen}} Middle English unclenchen, {{prefix|en|un|clench}} un- + clench Head templates: {{en-verb}} unclench (third-person singular simple present unclenches, present participle unclenching, simple past and past participle unclenched)
  1. (transitive) To open (something that was clenched). Tags: transitive Translations (to open something that was clenched): löysätä (Finnish), разжима́ть (razžimátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), разжа́ть (razžátʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-unclench-en-verb-yfoxyLYm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'to open something that was clenched': 99 1
  2. (intransitive) To relax, especially one's muscles. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-unclench-en-verb-YSN~2zKc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 48 52

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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