噛かみ合あわせる

ichidan verb

clench (teeth); engage (gears)

Used for bringing two things into tight contact: teeth, gears, or mechanical parts. Often implies a firm, interlocking fit.

• 痛いたみに耐たえて歯はを噛かみ合あわせた。

  He clenched his teeth against the pain.

• ギアを噛かみ合あわせてからクラッチを離はなす。

  Engage the gears and then release the clutch.

ichidan verb

set to fighting; pit against each other

Figurative use: to make two people or animals fight, often by provoking them. Less common than the literal sense.

• 彼かれは二人ふたりを噛かみ合あわせて喧けん嘩かさせた。

  He set the two against each other and made them fight.