clench vs let go

clench

verb
  • To grip or hold fast. 

  • To close tightly. 

noun
  • A tight grip. 

  • A local chapter of the Church of the SubGenius parody religion. 

  • A seal that is applied to formed thin-wall bushings. 

let go

verb
  • To release from one's grasp; to go from a state of holding on to a state of no longer holding on. 

  • To dismiss from employment. 

  • To ignore (a comment, etc.). 

  • To emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation. 

  • To fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, go. 

  • To gain weight 

How often have the words clench and let go occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )