/ Dictionary / Index T tench: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: tench Pronunciation: (tench), [key] — pl. tench•es, tench. a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: tench (Thesaurus) ten-cent store ten code Related Content Daily Word Quiz: impetuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language