Clench and Stick

Clench

Clench verb - To have or keep in one's hands.

Stick and clench are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stick" instead a verb "Clench".

Nearby Words: clenched, clenching

Stick

Stick verb - To hold to something firmly as if by adhesion.

Clench and stick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clench" instead a verb "Stick".

Nearby Words: sticker, sticky, sticking, stickily

Common collocations

hand clench hand stick hand
bomb clench bomb stick bomb
finger clench finger stick finger
hands clench hands stick hands
Other words: fingers.

Both words in one sentence

  • Finger Poke of Doom K' and Kula from The King of Fighters series have an attack where they stick out one finger and then clench a fist, the good ol' Bruce Lee One Inch.
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