Definition of "unclench" []

• To loosen from a clenched position; relax: unclench one's fists. (verb-transitive)
• To become unclenched. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "By adopting this approach, President Obama would be carrying out his inaugural offer to repressive regimes of extending a hand - but only to those willing to "unclench" their fists."
• "An Iranian theocratic regime had launched a bid for dominion in its region; Mr. Obama offered it an olive branch and waited for it to "unclench" its fist."
• "In between apologizing for our past, our present, our strength, and our prosperity, the Bama promised our enemies great rewards if they'd just "unclench" their fists."