I can't really picture what the ape did after he freed his arm. Did he close the distance? Did a counter-grasp on Tarzan?
Source: Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
close in a terrific clinch with his wiry opponent
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Source: Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
That is what I would imagine: The ape moved forward, grappling or closely grasping Tarzan.
I would assume that "close in" means "reduced the distance".
Tarzan of the Apes, by Edgar Rice Burroughs; "King of the Apes" Page 7
Reading the whole passage makes it clear that he is using "close in" (verb) to indicate "reducing the distance" and in this case he is apparently making a bear hug on Tarzan.
Tarzan of the Apes, by Edgar Rice Burroughs; "King of the Apes" Page 7
Reading the whole passage makes it clear that he is using "close in" (verb) to indicate "reducing the distance" and in this case he is apparently making a bear hug on Tarzan.
When two people (or a man and an ape in this case) fighting get into a clinch, it means they're holding each other. To "close" in this context means to come very close and surround.
Here's a photo of wrestlers in a clinch.
clinch (WR dictionary): (of boxers) to hold (another) about the arms or body to hinder the opponent's punches:[~ + object] clinched his opponent. [no object] just trying to clinch and get a breather.
Cross-posted.
Here's a photo of wrestlers in a clinch.
clinch (WR dictionary): (of boxers) to hold (another) about the arms or body to hinder the opponent's punches:[~ + object] clinched his opponent. [no object] just trying to clinch and get a breather.
Cross-posted.
I read it as "to wrest his arm free from Tarzan's grasp and [close] [in a terrific clinch] with his wiry opponent" --with close defined as in Barque's post.