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henched

henched is the simple past and past participle of hench.

Meaning of hench

Verb (1)

hench (third-person singular simple present henches, present participle henching, simple past and past participle henched)

  1. (Scotland) To halt or limp.

Verb (2)

hench (third-person singular simple present henches, present participle henching, simple past and past participle henched)

  1. To be a henchman or henchwoman, usually for a supervillain.
    • Candace Flynn (Ashley Tisdale): I told you! You're my henchman. Hench or something. / Stacy Hirano (Kelly Hu): Oh, no. You did not just tell me to hench.2010 May 3, Jon Colton Barry, Piero Piluso, “The Beak”, in Phineas and Ferb, season 2, episode 27

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Questions about henched

What is henched the simple past and past participle of?
Henched is the simple past and past participle of hench.

Words near henched in the dictionary

  1. hench
  2. hench-wench
  3. hench-wenches
  4. henchboy
  5. henchboys
  6. henched
  7. hencher
  8. henches
  9. henchest
  10. henchfolk
  11. henchfolks

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